Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment.

IA 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 47 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Mr. KING of Iowa submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the sixteenth article of amendment. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two- 2 thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol- 3 lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 5 intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 6 ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 7 States within seven years after the date of its submission 8 for ratification: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:17 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HJ47.IH HJ47 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HJ 47 IH ‘‘ARTICLE — 1 ‘‘The sixteenth article of amendment to the Constitu- 2 tion of the United States is hereby repealed.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:17 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HJ47.IH HJ47 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS