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S 47 111th Congress Senate Taxation Sales and excise taxes Telephone and wireless communication

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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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 January 6, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2203 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
  • HR 3011 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
  • S 71 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 7, 2009
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 47: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-47/
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"S. 47: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-47/.
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S. 47, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-47/.
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