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HR 436 110th Congress House

Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007

Official title: To restrict any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services.

Introduced: April 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Excise taxGovernment Operations and PoliticsLocal taxationScience, Technology, Communications
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jan 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007 - Prohibits states from imposing any new discriminatory tax on mobile services (cell phones), mobile services providers, or mobile services property for three years after enactment of this Act. Defines "new discriminatory tax" as a tax imposed on mobile services, providers, or property which is not generally imposed on other types of services or property or is generally imposed at a lower rate.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5793 Related bill Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008
  • S 3249 Related bill Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2008
  • S 166 Identical bill Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 5
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 7, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2007
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 11, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 24, 2007
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 436: Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-436/
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"H.R. 436: Cell Phone Tax Moratorium Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-436/.
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H.R. 436, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-436/.
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