HR 4862 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Introduced Mar 2, 2006 Originated House Sponsor John Campbell R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 2, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedMar 2, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005 [sic] - 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 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2006 to Mar 8, 2006, with 44 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLConnie MackOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CADavid DreierOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalMar 2, 2006
Show all 45 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Mar 2, 2006Referred 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 1685Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005Identical billJul 1, 2005
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

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  1. Mar 2, 2006Introduced in House

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