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H.R. 1521: Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009

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H.R. 1521: Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-16 · Taxation · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Plain summary

Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - Prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] · 198 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), John R. Carter (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and 138 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111