US Congress House Bill 1860 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 28 2012 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" telecommunications service, Internet access service, or audio or video programming service. Restricts taxation of digital goods and services to the retail sale of such goods and services and by the jurisdiction encompassing a customer's tax address. Prohibits the use of existing regulations or administrative rulings relating to the taxation of tangible personal property or other services to impose any tax on the sale or use of digital goods or services. Grants jurisdiction to federal district courts to prevent a violation of this Act, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties. Expresses the sense of Congress that each state shall take reasonable steps to prevent multiple taxation of digital goods and services where a foreign country has imposed a tax on such goods and services.

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Rep Smith, Lamar	Rep Alexander, Rodney	Rep Amodei, Mark E.	Rep Baca, Joe
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr.
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Chabot, Steve
Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Forbes, J. Randy
Rep Franks, Trent	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Griffin, Tim	Rep Guthrie, Brett
Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Johnson, Bill
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Jordan, Jim	Rep Kissell, Larry
Rep Lofgren, Zoe	Rep Lungren, Daniel E.	Rep Marino, Tom	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.
Rep Miller, Jeff	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Noem, Kristi L.	Rep Owens, William L.
Rep Rivera, David	Rep Rokita, Todd	Rep Roskam, Peter J.	Rep Ross, Dennis
Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Scalise, Steve	Rep Schock, Aaron	Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.
Rep Shimkus, John	Rep Stearns, Cliff	Rep Thompson, Bennie G.	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Turner, Robert L.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Wilson, Frederica S.

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-28	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-06-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-06-26	House	Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
2011-05-23	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-05-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2011-05-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB971 (Related) 2011-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN01860:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1860ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1860ih.pdf