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HR 3011 111th Congress House Taxation Sales and excise taxes Telephone and wireless communication

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009

Introduced: June 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - 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 June 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2203 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
  • S 71 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
  • S 47 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6 Republican 10
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 6, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 24, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 24, 2009
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 24, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 24, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 24, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 22, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 15, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 25, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 24, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 24, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3011: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3011/
MLA
"H.R. 3011: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3011/.
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H.R. 3011, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3011/.
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