HR 1685 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Introduced Apr 19, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Christopher Cox R-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 1, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 19, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

Repeals provisions permitting States with Internet tax laws enacted prior to the ban on Internet taxes to continue enforcing such laws.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2005 to Jun 22, 2005; 42 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalApr 19, 2005
R-UTChris CannonOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-FLConnie MackOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CADavid DreierOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-MIFred UptonOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalApr 19, 2005
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-ILMark KirkOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-VATom DavisOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOriginalApr 19, 2005
R-FLKatherine HarrisJun 22, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 22, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2005
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Jul 1, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
  2. Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Apr 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 849Internet Tax Nondiscrimination ActRelated billJul 20, 2006
HR 1684Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005Related billJul 1, 2005
HR 4862Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005Identical billMar 2, 2006
HR 5422To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.Related billMay 18, 2006

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.
Short Titles as Introduced
Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Popular Titles
Internet Access Moratorium Tax bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House

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