HR 5225
108th Congress
House
Taxation
Administrative procedure
Excise tax
Federal Communications Commission
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Poverty
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Tax exemption
Telephone
Telephone rates
User charges
Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act
Introduced: October 6, 2004
Introduced by:
Nadler, Jerrold
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 6, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 6, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certified low-income senior citizens from communications excise taxes.
Prohibits telecommunications carriers from requiring the payment of universal service fees, subscriber line charges, or local number portability charges by such senior citizens who subscribe to telephone services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1