Urges the states to compel Congress to propose an amendment to repeal the Sixteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and return taxation authority to the states

HCR 39 is a Missouri legislative resolution urging Congress to call a constitutional convention to repeal the Sixteenth Amendment, which authorizes federal income taxation. The bill seeks to remove Congress's power to tax income (except during declared war) and return that authority to state governments. It directs Missouri's legislature to formally apply to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, joining similar applications from other states to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for a convention. This resolution does not change tax laws but initiates a process to potentially amend the Constitution, directly affecting Missouri's role in advocating for this constitutional change.