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HR 3011 111th Congress House

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.

Introduced: July 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Sales and excise taxesTelephone and wireless communication
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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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 Latest action June 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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).

 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
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 6 Republican 10
Ellsworth, Brad
· Dec 1, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 6, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 24, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 24, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 24, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 24, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 24, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 24, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 24, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 22, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 15, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 25, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 24, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jun 24, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Jun 24, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 24, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jun 24, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Jun 24, 2009
 R
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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