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HR 4862 109th Congress House

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce.

Introduced: March 2, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005 [sic] - Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the ban on state taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.

Repeals provisions permitting states with Internet tax laws enacted prior to the ban on Internet taxes to continue enforcing such laws.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1684 Related bill Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2005
  • HR 5422 Related bill To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and …
  • S 849 Related bill Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act
  • HR 1685 Identical bill Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 6
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Mar 8, 2006
AKIN, W.
· Mar 2, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Mar 2, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 2, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 2, 2006
DREIER, DAVID
· Mar 2, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 2, 2006
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 2, 2006
HERGER, WALLY
· Mar 2, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 2006
Mack, Connie
· Mar 2, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 2, 2006
PENCE, MIKE
· Mar 2, 2006
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Mar 2, 2006
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Mar 2, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 2, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4862: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4862/
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"H.R. 4862: Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4862/.
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H.R. 4862, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4862/.
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