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HR 428 112th Congress House

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011

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

Introduced: February 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Sales and excise taxesTelephone and wireless communication
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Jan 25, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011- 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
  • S 1934 Related bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain communications taxes, and for other purposes.
  • S 106 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
  • S 1012 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 3
Poe, Ted
· Mar 9, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Mar 2, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Feb 17, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Feb 11, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Feb 11, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Feb 11, 2011
Garrett, Scott
· Feb 11, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Feb 11, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 11, 2011
Mack, Connie
· Feb 11, 2011
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 11, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 428: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-428/
MLA
"H.R. 428: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-428/.
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H.R. 428, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-428/.
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[H.R. 428: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-428/)
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