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title: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress' power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services."
identifier: "114-HJRES-20"
congress: 114
bill_number: 20
bill_type: "HJRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/hjres/20"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/20"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T04:47:30.041Z"
---
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
> "ARTICLE —Congress shall make no law that imposes a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services."