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This resolution calls upon state legislatures to compel Congress to propose a constitutional amendment that would fundamentally reshape the federal taxation system. Specifically, the resolution seeks to repeal the 16th Amendment, which currently allows the federal government to levy income taxes, and would eliminate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Under the proposed amendment, individual states would gain exclusive authority to collect taxes from their citizens, with each state having the flexibility to determine its own taxation methods. States would then be required to apportion collected taxes to the federal government based on an annual congressional budget, which must be balanced and limited to funding constitutionally defined functions like national defense and infrastructure. The resolution includes a mechanism to incentivize congressional budgetary responsibility by suspending federal tax collection if Congress fails to pass a budget by the start of the fiscal year. The underlying motivation is to restore what the resolution describes as the framers' original intent of limited federal government, reduce bureaucratic growth, and enhance state sovereignty by shifting taxation power back to individual states. Missouri's House of Representatives would instruct its Chief Clerk to distribute this resolution to key federal and state legislative leaders to garner support for the proposed constitutional amendment.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HR9&year=2025&code=R