US HB2309 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 138-83-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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Title

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsors

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]
Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]Rep. George Holding [R-NC]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. John Kline [R-MN]Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. William Owens [D-NY]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]
Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-07-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2013-06-11HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SB1235 (Same As) 2013-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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