US Congress House Bill 4287 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - 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]

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on or with respect to mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. A "new discriminatory tax" is 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 enactment date of this Act. The bill grants jurisdiction to federal district courts to provide injunctive and other appropriate relief to prevent, restrain, or terminate any acts in violation of this Act. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the impact of: (1) state and local taxes on mobile services, providers, or property on the costs consumers pay for mobile services; and (2) the prohibition in this Act against discriminatory mobile services taxes on such costs.

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2015-12-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-12-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4287/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4287/BILLS-114hr4287ih.pdf