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MO HCR114
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Pogue
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AI Summary
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Missouri's 98th General Assembly urges Congress to propose a constitutional amendment repealing the 16th Amendment (federal income tax) and the 17th Amendment (direct election of U.S. Senators)
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The resolution argues the federal government operated for 124 years without income tax authority and with state legislatures selecting Senators
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Cites federal overreach through unfunded mandates, national debt from "improper and imprudent spending," and departure from constitutional interpretation as justifications
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Constitutes a continuing application under Article V until two-thirds of state legislatures submit similar applications
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Directs copies be sent to Majority and Minority Leaders of both chambers of Congress and all members of Missouri's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States
Last Action
Referred: Government Oversight and Accountability(H)
5/13/2016