End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 21, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015
This bill prohibits a state or locality from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax on the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this Act, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change.
A tax is considered discriminatory if it is applicable to the rental of motor vehicles or to motor vehicle businesses or property, but not to the majority of other rentals of tangible personal property or businesses within a state or locality.
The bill allows a person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory tax to bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for damages, injunctive relief, other legal or equitable relief, or declaratory relief.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2015 to Sep 17, 2015; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 23, 2015 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 25, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Cresent Hardy | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 25, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 17, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2015 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 23, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 48, March 23, 2015, page H1849.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-26 | NEXUS ISSUES: LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2315, THE "MOBILE WORKFORCE STATE INCOME TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2015;" H.R. 1643, THE "DIGITAL GOODS AND SERVICES TAX FAIRNESS ACT OF 2015;" AND H.R. 2584, THE "BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2015"175 pages | Judiciary Committee | Jun 2, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1164 | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2015 |
| HR 2024 | End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | May 1, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2015Introduced in House
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.
