H.R. 4287: Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-17 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Plain summary

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states or local governments from imposing any new discriminatory tax on or with respect to mobile services, mobile service providers, or mobile service property for five years after the enactment of this Act. A "new discriminatory tax" is 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, unless such tax was imposed and actually enforced prior to the enactment date of this Act. The bill grants jurisdiction to federal district courts to provide injunctive and other appropriate relief to prevent, restrain, or terminate any acts in violation of this Act. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the impact of: (1) state and local taxes on mobile services, providers, or property on the costs consumers pay for mobile services; and (2) the prohibition in this Act against discriminatory mobile services taxes on such costs.

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Official text

Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 50 cosponsors

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Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Al Green (D-TX), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4287.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4287 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114