Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 4, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S148)
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Oct 3, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 10, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | May 10, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Oct 3, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 4, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S148)
- Jan 4, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S148)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S148Text printed S148 | John McCain R-AZ, Ron Wyden D-OR (text) | Jan 4, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-1122 | COMMUNICATIONS, TAXATION, AND FEDERALISM96 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 23, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 743 | Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Mar 1, 2007 |
| HR 1077 | Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 19, 2007 |
| S 2128 | Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Oct 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
