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HRES 1245 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.

Introduced: April 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Sales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 15, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561)
Apr 13, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 13, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 15, 2010

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E561)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the House of Representatives considers the Value Added Tax (VAT) a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 1317 Related bill Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the value-added tax in addition to existing Federal taxes is …
  • HRES 1346 Related bill Opposing the imposition of a value-added tax.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 29, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 2010
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 29, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 29, 2010
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 29, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 29, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Apr 22, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1245: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1245/
MLA
"H. Res. 1245: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1245/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 1245, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1245/.
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[H. Res. 1245: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1245/)
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