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H.R. 235: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

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H.R. 235: Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-09 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · 191 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 131 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr235 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114