Key Votes
S 442 - Internet Tax Freedom bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
- Oct. 27, 1998 House Bill Sent To Committee
- Oct. 8, 1998 Senate Bill Passed
- March 13, 1997 Introduced
Family
- S 442 - Internet Tax Freedom bill
- SF 464 - Establishment of an Open Season for Hunting Mourning Doves
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - Oct. 27, 1998
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (96-2) - Oct. 8, 1998 (Key vote)
Title: Internet Tax Freedom bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that creates a three-year moratorium on state taxation of the Internet and establishes a commission to study taxation of the internet on local, state, national, and international levels.
Highlights:
- Prohibits states from taxing Internet access or imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce for 3 years, beginning October 1, 1998.
- Excludes taxes on Internet access that were in place before October 1, 1998.
- Excludes taxes on individuals who knowingly engage in transferring material harmful to minors over the Internet.
- Establishes the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce which is responsible for studying Internet taxation on local, state, national, and international level.
- Requires the Commission to report its results to Congress within 18 months of the bill being enacted.
- Requires the Commission to review regulations five years after its formation and report findings to Congress.
- Asks the President to seek international agreements to remove barriers to global electronic commerce.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John D. Ashcroft (MO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Conrad R. Burns (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan McLauchlin 'Lauch' Faircloth (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Patty Murray (WA - D)
- Richard C. Shelby (AL - R)
- John William Warner (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
