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HCONRES 172 106th Congress House International Affairs Electronic data interchange Electronic mail systems Internet Science, Technology, Communications Sovereignty Taxation United Nations United Nations finances

Expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to a "bit tax" on Internet data proposed in the Human Development Report 1999 published by the United Nations Development Programme.

Introduced: August 4, 1999 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Aug 4, 1999
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Urges the Administration to protect U.S. sovereignty by aggressively opposing the global "bit tax" on all data sent through the Internet, as proposed in the Human Development Report 1999 published by the United Nations Development Programme.
What's happening now August 4, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2