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 Spreadsheet

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; 44 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.OriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLKatherine HarrisOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-PRLuis G. FortunoOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-ILMark KirkOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-INMike PenceOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MOSam GravesOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-VATom DavisOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-CAWally HergerOriginalMar 2, 2006
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 2, 2006
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 8, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 2, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2006Introduced in House
  2. Mar 2, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1511—Apr 5, 2006

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

Titles 2

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

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2006Introduced in House

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