HR 2309 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced Jun 11, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Zoe Lofgren D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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. IntroducedJun 11, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property (i.e., cell phones) for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or property that is not generally imposed on other types of services or property, or that is generally imposed at a lower rate, unless such tax was imposed and actually enforced prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

Amends the federal judicial code to grant jurisdiction to federal district courts to grant injunctive and other appropriate relief to prevent, restrain, or terminate any acts in violation of this Act.

Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study of the impact of state and local taxes on mobile services, providers, or property on the costs consumers pay for mobile services.

Cosponsors 221

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2013 to Sep 16, 2014, with 149 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-FLAlan GraysonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXBill FloresOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MOBilly LongOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 11, 2013
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
  2. Jun 11, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1235Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013Identical billJun 26, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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  1. Jun 11, 2013Introduced in House

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