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HR 236 107th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Science, Technology, Communications Telephone

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.

Introduced: January 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal Subchapter B (Communications) of Chapter 33 (Facilities and Services) of Subtitle D (Miscellaneous Excise Taxes).
What's happening now January 6, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 6
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 22, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 13, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 14, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 31, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 31, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 6, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 6, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 236: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-236/
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"H.R. 236: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-236/.
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H.R. 236, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-236/.
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