S. 156 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007

Taxation. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007

S. 156 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
Other Titles
  • Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007
Sponsor
Ron Wyden
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Taxation
  • Business
  • Electronic commerce
  • Electronic mail systems
  • Excise tax
  • Federal preemption
  • Intergovernmental tax relations
  • Internet
  • Local laws
  • Local taxation
  • Sales tax
  • State and local government
  • State laws
  • State taxation
  • Tax administration
  • Tax exemption
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/04/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/04/2007
1/04/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
1/04/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S148)
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

34 times as much
$1,552,077
$416,368
$312,104
$173,300
$2,453,849
$71,193
$71,193
5 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007

5 organizations supported this bill

Association for Competitive Technology
(n.d.). Association for Competitive Technology; "S. 156- The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act". Retrieved n.d., from .
Computing Technology Industry Association
(n.d.). Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee; 5-23-07. Retrieved n.d., from .
MyWireless.org
(n.d.). MyWireless.org; "Support Making the Internet Tax Moratorium Permanent And Keep Access Taxes Off of the Internet For Good!". Retrieved n.d., from .
National Association of Manufacturers
(n.d.). National Association of Manafacturers; "Internet Tax Moratorium Hearings Scheduled". Retrieved n.d., from .
United States Telecom Association
(n.d.). DMNews; "Eshoo introduces Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act"; Melissa Campanelli; 2-2-07. Retrieved n.d., from .

1 organization opposed this bill

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
(n.d.). Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; "A Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act: Harmful And Unwarranted"; Michael Mazerov. Retrieved n.d., from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,100$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,600$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$-1,000$0
Max BaucusDMT$20,350$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$50,041$1,000
Bob BennettRUT$8,500$0
Joe BidenDDE$250$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,800$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$40,150$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$9,300$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$6,250$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$31,565$0
Jim BunningRKY$16,449$1,500
Richard BurrRNC$51,363$0
Robert ByrdDWV$1,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$26,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$10,300$0
Tom CarperDDE$18,570$0
Bob CaseyDPA$12,650$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$28,950$7,000
Hillary ClintonDNY$181,535$0
Tom CoburnROK$9,933$7,988
William Thad CochranRMS$9,900$0
Norm ColemanRMN$106,700$19,200
Susan CollinsRME$17,500$1,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$7,650$0
Bob CorkerRTN$32,419$5,000
John CornynRTX$17,354$0
Larry CraigRID$5,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$13,760$1,000
Jim DeMintRSC$61,500$2,180
Chris DoddDCT$6,800$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$12,800$1,000
Pete DomeniciRNM$5,000$0
Byron DorganDND$38,000$0
Dick DurbinDIL$13,750$0
John EnsignRNV$49,600$6,000
Mike EnziRWY$13,500$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$2,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$6,500$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,850$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$52,749$0
Judd GreggRNH$19,500$2,000
Chuck HagelRNE$37,415$0
Tom HarkinDIA$17,750$0
Orrin HatchRUT$20,000$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$18,100$0
Jim InhofeROK$9,150$0
Dan InouyeDHI$11,860$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$18,950$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,146$0
Ted KennedyDMA$2,250$0
John KerryDMA$14,950$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$15,150$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$71,400$5,400
Mary LandrieuDLA$22,000$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$19,100$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$9,500$0
Carl LevinDMI$12,510$0
Joe LiebermanICT$45,550$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$41,999$1,000
Chester Trent LottRMS$12,000$0
Dick LugarRIN$12,750$0
Mel MartinezRFL$11,750$0
John McCainRAZ$16,050$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$7,250$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$31,450$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$19,000$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,000$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$44,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$14,300$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$128,064$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$51,450$0
Barack ObamaDIL$25,301$0
Mark PryorDAR$36,250$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,750$0
Harry ReidDNV$25,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$13,000$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$41,500$0
Ken SalazarDCO$99,550$0
Bernie SandersIVT$1,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$21,500$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$10,600$1,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$10,500$4,000
Gordon SmithROR$39,700$1,000
Olympia SnoweRME$31,500$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$29,700$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,800$0
Ted StevensRAK$33,700$0
John SununuRNH$42,500$1,000
Jon TesterDMT$4,750$0
Craig ThomasRWY$7,500$0
John ThuneRSD$34,583$2,925
David VitterRLA$33,683$0
George VoinovichROH$30,850$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$1,350$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$750$0
Ron WydenDOR$34,500$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$6,100$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$9,600$0
Alan Wayne AllardRCO$-1,000$0
Max BaucusDMT$20,350$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$50,041$1,000
Bob BennettRUT$8,500$0
Joe BidenDDE$250$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,800$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$40,150$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$9,300$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$6,250$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$31,565$0
Jim BunningRKY$16,449$1,500
Richard BurrRNC$51,363$0
Robert ByrdDWV$1,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$26,500$0
Ben CardinDMD$10,300$0
Tom CarperDDE$18,570$0
Bob CaseyDPA$12,650$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$28,950$7,000
Hillary ClintonDNY$181,535$0
Tom CoburnROK$9,933$7,988
William Thad CochranRMS$9,900$0
Norm ColemanRMN$106,700$19,200
Susan CollinsRME$17,500$1,000
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$7,650$0
Bob CorkerRTN$32,419$5,000
John CornynRTX$17,354$0
Larry CraigRID$5,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$13,760$1,000
Jim DeMintRSC$61,500$2,180
Chris DoddDCT$6,800$0
Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$12,800$1,000
Pete DomeniciRNM$5,000$0
Byron DorganDND$38,000$0
Dick DurbinDIL$13,750$0
John EnsignRNV$49,600$6,000
Mike EnziRWY$13,500$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$2,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$6,500$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,850$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$52,749$0
Judd GreggRNH$19,500$2,000
Chuck HagelRNE$37,415$0
Tom HarkinDIA$17,750$0
Orrin HatchRUT$20,000$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$18,100$0
Jim InhofeROK$9,150$0
Dan InouyeDHI$11,860$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$18,950$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,146$0
Ted KennedyDMA$2,250$0
John KerryDMA$14,950$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$15,150$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$71,400$5,400
Mary LandrieuDLA$22,000$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$19,100$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$9,500$0
Carl LevinDMI$12,510$0
Joe LiebermanICT$45,550$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$41,999$1,000
Chester Trent LottRMS$12,000$0
Dick LugarRIN$12,750$0
Mel MartinezRFL$11,750$0
John McCainRAZ$16,050$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$7,250$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$31,450$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$19,000$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$7,000$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$44,450$0
Patty MurrayDWA$14,300$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$128,064$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$51,450$0
Barack ObamaDIL$25,301$0
Mark PryorDAR$36,250$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$5,750$0
Harry ReidDNV$25,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$13,000$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$41,500$0
Ken SalazarDCO$99,550$0
Bernie SandersIVT$1,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$21,500$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$10,600$1,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$10,500$4,000
Gordon SmithROR$39,700$1,000
Olympia SnoweRME$31,500$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$29,700$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$14,800$0
Ted StevensRAK$33,700$0
John SununuRNH$42,500$1,000
Jon TesterDMT$4,750$0
Craig ThomasRWY$7,500$0
John ThuneRSD$34,583$2,925
David VitterRLA$33,683$0
George VoinovichROH$30,850$0
John WarnerRVA$0$0
Jim WebbDVA$1,350$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$750$0
Ron WydenDOR$34,500$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Telecommunications$1,552,077
Small business associations$416,368
Manufacturing$312,104
Communications & Electronics$173,300

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Fiscal & tax policy$71,193
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