S. 43 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009

Internet, Tax - Taxation. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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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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Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009

S. 43 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords
Internet, Tax
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 2009
Sponsor
John Ensign
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Taxation
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet and video services
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • State and local taxation
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced1/06/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/06/2009
1/06/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$4,009,425
$1,230,342
$1,213,632
$6,453,399
$0
8 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009

8 organizations supported this bill

American Electronics Association
(2003, July 17). AeA Calls for Enactment of Internet Tax Moratorium Extension. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from AeA: Advancing the Business of Technology.
FreedomWorks
(n.d.). FreedomWorks Salutes Senators Wyden, McCain and Sununu For Leading the Fight Against Internet Taxes. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from FreedomWorks: Lower Taxes, Less Government, More Freedom.
Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership
(2007, September 27). HTTP Supports Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
Manataka American Indian Council
(n.d.). October Website Updates. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
(n.d.). Comments of NCTA President and CEO Kyle McSlarrow Regarding Introduction in the US House of Representatives of the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
National Center for Policy Analysis
(2007, July 3). Keep the Internet Tax Free. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
National Taxpayers Union
(2007, October 25). Internet Tax for $3.4 billion?. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .
Telecommunications Industry Association
(n.d.). Internet Tax Ban Major TIA Focus. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from .

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$29,600$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$27,850$0
John BarrassoRWY$49,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$84,950$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$51,699$0
Mark BegichDAK$11,325$0
Bob BennettRUT$31,200$0
Joe BidenDDE$34,900$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$23,550$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$6,900$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$70,200$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$37,000$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$1,000$0
Jim BunningRKY$5,500$0
Richard BurrRNC$88,400$0
Robert ByrdDWV$25,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$126,235$0
Ben CardinDMD$34,299$0
Tom CarperDDE$50,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$88,600$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$84,450$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$318,205$0
Tom CoburnROK$45,230$0
William Thad CochranRMS$19,400$0
Susan CollinsRME$73,450$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$20,250$0
Bob CorkerRTN$47,400$0
John CornynRTX$44,100$0
Mike CrapoRID$38,010$0
Jim DeMintRSC$69,800$0
Chris DoddDCT$25,750$0
Byron DorganDND$108,150$0
Dick DurbinDIL$75,800$0
John EnsignRNV$134,089$0
Mike EnziRWY$11,000$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$43,300$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$47,200$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$54,993$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$74,700$0
Judd GreggRNH$3,500$0
Kay HaganDNC$35,875$0
Tom HarkinDIA$68,200$0
Orrin HatchRUT$79,450$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$24,100$0
Jim InhofeROK$18,100$0
Dan InouyeDHI$98,350$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$89,000$0
Mike JohannsRNE$75,999$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$46,396$0
Ted KennedyDMA$40,900$0
John KerryDMA$110,671$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$62,633$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$84,777$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$80,250$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$122,625$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$81,250$0
Carl LevinDMI$18,910$0
Joe LiebermanICT$67,550$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$162,850$0
Dick LugarRIN$20,200$0
Mel MartinezRFL$8,750$0
John McCainRAZ$104,800$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$108,655$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$120,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$80,700$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$37,225$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$49,867$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$54,900$0
Patty MurrayDWA$81,900$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$173,200$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$161,950$0
Mark PryorDAR$96,250$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$27,850$0
Harry ReidDNV$229,250$0
Jim RischRID$13,750$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$32,000$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$186,050$0
Ken SalazarDCO$81,800$0
Bernie SandersIVT$1,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$220,700$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$29,500$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,975$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$54,000$0
Olympia SnoweRME$58,100$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$139,380$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$35,850$0
Jon TesterDMT$18,200$0
John ThuneRSD$68,500$0
Mark UdallDCO$181,393$0
Tom UdallDNM$33,800$0
David VitterRLA$61,150$0
George VoinovichROH$6,000$0
Mark WarnerDVA$91,383$0
Jim WebbDVA$15,750$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$18,850$0
Roger WickerRMS$47,950$0
Ron WydenDOR$78,350$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$29,600$0
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$27,850$0
John BarrassoRWY$49,900$0
Max BaucusDMT$84,950$0
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$51,699$0
Mark BegichDAK$11,325$0
Bob BennettRUT$31,200$0
Joe BidenDDE$34,900$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$23,550$0
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$6,900$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$70,200$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$37,000$0
Sam BrownbackRKS$1,000$0
Jim BunningRKY$5,500$0
Richard BurrRNC$88,400$0
Robert ByrdDWV$25,000$0
Maria CantwellDWA$126,235$0
Ben CardinDMD$34,299$0
Tom CarperDDE$50,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$88,600$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$84,450$0
Hillary ClintonDNY$318,205$0
Tom CoburnROK$45,230$0
William Thad CochranRMS$19,400$0
Susan CollinsRME$73,450$0
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$20,250$0
Bob CorkerRTN$47,400$0
John CornynRTX$44,100$0
Mike CrapoRID$38,010$0
Jim DeMintRSC$69,800$0
Chris DoddDCT$25,750$0
Byron DorganDND$108,150$0
Dick DurbinDIL$75,800$0
John EnsignRNV$134,089$0
Mike EnziRWY$11,000$0
Russ FeingoldDWI$43,300$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$47,200$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$54,993$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$74,700$0
Judd GreggRNH$3,500$0
Kay HaganDNC$35,875$0
Tom HarkinDIA$68,200$0
Orrin HatchRUT$79,450$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$24,100$0
Jim InhofeROK$18,100$0
Dan InouyeDHI$98,350$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$89,000$0
Mike JohannsRNE$75,999$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$46,396$0
Ted KennedyDMA$40,900$0
John KerryDMA$110,671$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$62,633$0
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$84,777$0
Mary LandrieuDLA$80,250$0
Frank LautenbergDNJ$122,625$0
Patrick LeahyDVT$81,250$0
Carl LevinDMI$18,910$0
Joe LiebermanICT$67,550$0
Blanche LincolnDAR$162,850$0
Dick LugarRIN$20,200$0
Mel MartinezRFL$8,750$0
John McCainRAZ$104,800$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$108,655$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$120,200$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$80,700$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$37,225$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$49,867$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$54,900$0
Patty MurrayDWA$81,900$0
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$173,200$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$161,950$0
Mark PryorDAR$96,250$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$27,850$0
Harry ReidDNV$229,250$0
Jim RischRID$13,750$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$32,000$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$186,050$0
Ken SalazarDCO$81,800$0
Bernie SandersIVT$1,000$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$220,700$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$29,500$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$38,975$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$54,000$0
Olympia SnoweRME$58,100$0
Arlen SpecterDPA$139,380$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$35,850$0
Jon TesterDMT$18,200$0
John ThuneRSD$68,500$0
Mark UdallDCO$181,393$0
Tom UdallDNM$33,800$0
David VitterRLA$61,150$0
George VoinovichROH$6,000$0
Mark WarnerDVA$91,383$0
Jim WebbDVA$15,750$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$18,850$0
Roger WickerRMS$47,950$0
Ron WydenDOR$78,350$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Cable & satellite TV production & distribution$4,009,425
Telecommunications$1,230,342
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,213,632

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
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