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H.R. 2887: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017

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H.R. 2887: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-12 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  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

No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017

Plain summary

No Regulation Without Representation Act of 201 7 This bill prohibits a state from taxing or regulating a person's activity in interstate commerce unless the person is physically present in the state during the period in which the tax or regulation is imposed. A person is physically present if the person's business activities in the state include: maintaining a commercial or legal domicile in the state; owning, holding, leasing, or maintaining certain property in the state; having one or more employees, agents, or independent contractors in the state who provide on-site design, installation, or repair services on behalf of the remote seller; having one or more employees, exclusive agents or exclusive independent contractors present in the state who engage in activities that substantially assist the person to establish or maintain a market in the state; or regularly employing three or more employees in the state. The bill specifies certain activities and agreements that indicate a de minimis physical presence that is excluded from the definition of "physical presence." The bill also specifies that U.S. district courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions to enforce this bill.

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

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2887 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115