---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to enact H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to enact H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 17"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 17 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Congress", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCalmon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-02"
last_action: "2025-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ddae9a2-66c2-4bbe-8b31-f0067b8ef6ce"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0017&ga=114"
source_hash: "3bf6957067665abc3d53e70891d4d27bd4adc2e62347c2fc4ee8edd2f49f9e2e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HJR 17 (114) — Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to enact H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023. -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0017.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/16/2025 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/13/2025 Passed — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3) — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCalmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
- **2025-02-19** Meeting Canceled
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-10** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2025-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-13** Adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-17** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
- **2025-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ddae9a2-66c2-4bbe-8b31-f0067b8ef6ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).