US Congress House Bill 1087 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-4)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - 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]

Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015 Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from requiring any person to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any other person any state or local fee, tax, or surcharge imposed on a purchaser or user with respect to the purchase or use of any wireless communication service within a state, unless there is a financial transaction between the person from whom the state seeks to require such collection or remittance and the purchaser or user of such service. Defines "financial transaction" to mean that there is a transaction involving cash, credit or any other exchange of monetary value or consideration given by the purchaser or user upon whom the fee, tax or surcharge is imposed to the person required to collect or remit the fee, tax or surcharge.

Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015

Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-02-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-02-25	House	Introduced in House

SB1261 (Related) 2015-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB2555 (Related) 2016-12-20 - By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-427.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1087/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1087/BILLS-114hr1087ih.pdf