HCONRES 190 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Commerce Conferences Electronic commerce Electronic data interchange Electronic mail systems Free trade Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International agencies Internet OECD countries Sales tax Science, Technology, Communications Tariff Taxation Trade agreements Trade negotiations United Nations United Nations finances

Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce.

Introduced: September 30, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Oct 5, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Nov 22, 1999

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 19, 1999

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15223)

Nov 19, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15223)

Oct 27, 1999

Received in the Senate.

Oct 26, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 26, 1999

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 1 (Roll no. 537).

Oct 26, 1999

Considered as unfinished business.

Oct 26, 1999

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Oct 26, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 190.

Oct 26, 1999

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10776-10781, H10831-10832)

Oct 26, 1999

Mr. Crane moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Sep 30, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sep 30, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 26, 1999	House · vote #537	Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed	423–1	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to: (1) seek a global consensus supporting a permanent international ban on tariffs on electronic commerce, including a ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; (2) instruct the U.S. delegation to the November 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Seattle, Washington, to seek to make permanent the moratorium on tariffs on electronic transmissions adopted by the WTO in May 1998; (3) seek adoption by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development of an international ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; and (4) oppose any proposal by any country, the United Nations, or any other multilateral organization to establish a "bit tax" on electronic transmissions.

What's happening now October 5, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Bill text 4 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Received in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Oct 21, 1999

Sessions, Pete

Texas · Sep 30, 1999

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 190: Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-190/

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"H. Con. Res. 190: Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-190/.

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