HR 2309 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

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

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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; 149 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-COCory GardnerOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLDennis A. RossOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NCGeorge HoldingOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAJim CostaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NJJon RunyanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NVJoseph J. HeckOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-KSKevin YoderOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalJun 11, 2013
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CALois CappsOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PALou BarlettaOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-AZMatt SalmonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NYMichael G. GrimmOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PAMike KellyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MIMike RogersOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PAPatrick MeehanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJun 11, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-IDRaul R. LabradorOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CARaul RuizOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLRichard B. NugentOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLRon DeSantisOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MOSam GravesOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXSteve StockmanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-TXTed PoeOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-ARTim GriffinOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-INTodd RokitaOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-ARTom CottonOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-PATom MarinoOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NYTom ReedOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-FLTrey RadelOriginalJun 11, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-ILWilliam L. EnyartOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 11, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jun 12, 2013
R-TXKenny MarchantJun 12, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 12, 2013
R-TXRoger WilliamsJun 12, 2013
D-ILTammy DuckworthJun 12, 2013
R-ILAaron SchockJun 13, 2013
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 13, 2013
R-TXKay GrangerJun 13, 2013
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJun 13, 2013
D-GAJohn BarrowJun 20, 2013
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJun 20, 2013
R-ARSteve WomackJun 20, 2013
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJun 20, 2013
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzJul 8, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerJul 8, 2013
R-OKFrank D. LucasJul 8, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 8, 2013
R-ILPeter J. RoskamJul 8, 2013
D-TXRuben HinojosaJul 8, 2013
D-CAScott H. PetersJul 8, 2013
D-TXAl GreenJul 17, 2013
R-FLBill PoseyJul 17, 2013
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungJul 17, 2013
R-CAJeff DenhamJul 17, 2013
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickJul 17, 2013
R-ILRodney DavisJul 17, 2013
R-IATom LathamJul 17, 2013
R-MIDave CampJul 19, 2013
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoJul 19, 2013
R-NCRenee L. EllmersJul 19, 2013
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenJul 19, 2013
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJul 30, 2013
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 30, 2013
R-SDKristi L. NoemJul 30, 2013
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryJul 30, 2013
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoJul 30, 2013
R-MICandice S. MillerAug 2, 2013
R-FLJeff MillerAug 2, 2013
D-ILBill FosterSep 17, 2013
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderSep 17, 2013
R-CAGary G. MillerSep 17, 2013
R-TXSam JohnsonSep 17, 2013
R-FLThomas J. RooneySep 17, 2013
R-PATim MurphySep 17, 2013
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonSep 27, 2013
R-MIFred UptonSep 27, 2013
R-NCVirginia FoxxSep 27, 2013
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOct 23, 2013
R-ORGreg WaldenOct 23, 2013
D-TXPete P. GallegoOct 23, 2013
R-TNDiane BlackOct 30, 2013
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOct 30, 2013
R-MOAnn WagnerNov 15, 2013
D-ILDaniel LipinskiNov 15, 2013
R-MNErik PaulsenNov 15, 2013
D-CAJanice HahnNov 15, 2013
R-TNStephen Lee FincherNov 15, 2013
R-FLSteve Southerland IINov 15, 2013
R-WIThomas E. PetriNov 15, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalDec 10, 2013
D-IABruce L. BraleyDec 10, 2013
D-TXFilemon VelaDec 10, 2013
D-CTJames A. HimesDec 10, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Dec 11, 2013
D-GADavid ScottDec 11, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyDec 11, 2013
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIDec 11, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanDec 11, 2013
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsDec 11, 2013
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartJan 14, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkApr 4, 2014
D-NYGrace MengSep 16, 2014

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2013
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
Referred Jul 15, 2013

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.

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 H6230Zoe Lofgren D-CAJul 15, 2014

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 By Mr. HANNA H.R. 2310. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is enumerated in Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3287.

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

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.
Short Titles as Introduced
Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2013Introduced in House

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