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HR 2957 108th 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 communications services.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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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 July 25, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2957: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2957/
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"H.R. 2957: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2957/.
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H.R. 2957, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2957/.
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