US Congress passed 16th Amendment

US Congress passed 16th Amendment

July 12, 2009 03:00:00 am

On July 12, 1909, the US Congress passed the Sixteenth Amendment, giving Congress the power to collect income taxes. The Amendment was ratified and went into force in 1913.

Learn more about the history of the 16th Amendment.

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