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GA HR1809

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/14/2012

Primary Sponsor

David Casas

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution urging the U.S. Congress to enact the FairTax, which would replace all federal corporate and personal income taxes with a single 23 percent consumption tax on new goods and services
  • Expresses Georgia's commitment to promptly ratify the repeal of the 16th Amendment (which authorizes the federal income tax) and to conform the state tax code accordingly
  • The FairTax would provide every American household a monthly "prebate" equal to the consumption tax on purchases up to the federal poverty level, allowing basic necessities to be purchased tax-free
  • The resolution claims the FairTax would be revenue neutral, save Americans hundreds of billions in annual compliance costs, and create stable funding streams for Social Security and Medicare
  • Sponsored by Representatives Brockway (101st), Sheldon (105th), Dudgeon (24th), Casas (103rd), Coleman (97th), and others; directs the Clerk of the House to transmit the resolution to the Georgia congressional delegation

Legislative Description

United State Congress; enact FairTax and ratify the repeal of the 16th Amendment; urge

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/19/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/14/2012

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