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Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act

Introduced: October 6, 2004 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 October 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5225: Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5225/
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"H.R. 5225: Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5225/.
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H.R. 5225, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5225/.
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