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S 1012 112th Congress Senate

Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011

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

Introduced: May 17, 2011 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Sales and excise taxesTelephone and wireless communication
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May 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 17, 2011
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 Latest action May 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.
  • HR 428 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
  • S 106 Identical bill Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1012: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1012/
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"S. 1012: Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1012/.
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S. 1012, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1012/.
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