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HR 1194 110th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Science, Technology, Communications Telephone

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007

Introduced: February 27, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E400)
Feb 27, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on communication services (i.e., local telephone service, toll telephone service, and teletypewriter exchange service).

What's happening now February 27, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 140 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007
  • S 170 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Republican 9
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 7, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 6, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 23, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 22, 2008
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2007
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 12, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 24, 2007
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 1, 2007
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 1, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 29, 2007
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 29, 2007
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 29, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 9, 2007
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 9, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1194: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1194/
MLA
"H.R. 1194: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1194/.
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H.R. 1194, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1194/.
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