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HR 1087 114th Congress House Taxation Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telephone and wireless communication User charges and fees

Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015

Introduced: June 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Feb 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015

Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from requiring any person to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any other person any state or local fee, tax, or surcharge imposed on a purchaser or user with respect to the purchase or use of any wireless communication service within a state, unless there is a financial transaction between the person from whom the state seeks to require such collection or remittance and the purchaser or user of such service. Defines "financial transaction" to mean that there is a transaction involving cash, credit or any other exchange of monetary value or consideration given by the purchaser or user upon whom the fee, tax or surcharge is imposed to the person required to collect or remit the fee, tax or surcharge. 

What's happening now March 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1261 Related bill Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015
  • S 2555 Related bill MOBILE NOW Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 4
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2015
DeSantis, Ron
· Jun 23, 2015
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 17, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 26, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 29, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 28, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 14, 2015
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 14, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Feb 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1087: Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1087/
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"H.R. 1087: Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1087/.
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H.R. 1087, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1087/.
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