House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 47.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DAVIDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 58, March 30, 2023, Page H1695):Article V The single subject of this legislation is: JudiciarySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 30, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 47, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/47
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 22, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 22, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 47, last updated January 22, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mary Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Scott Perry (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Warren Davidson.
- H.R. 3564 (118th) Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023
- H.R. 4639 (118th) Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
- H.R. 510 (118th) Chinese Currency Accountability Act of 2023
- H.R. 4517 (118th) Ensuring Voluntary Actions are Compensated Act of 2023
- H.R. 8302 (118th) HUD Evaluation and Optimization Commission Act of 2024
- H.R. 4841 (118th) Keep Your Coins Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.