Internet tax moratorium passes House
The House of Representatives has approved the internet tax moratorium:
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a four-year extension of a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access, despite widespread support in both parties for a permanent ban.You can view the roll call vote here.The tax ban, first passed in 1998, is set to expire on Nov. 1. The extension exempts some states that approved taxes prior to the original enactment.
The vote was 405-2.
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The Senate, which must act next on the legislation, has "in many ways made it clear that a permanent moratorium would be dead on arrival," [Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC)] said. Without quick action, the ban was in danger of expiring before new legislation could pass, he said.Watt said the bill also will allow lawmakers to make changes as needed, as has occurred the two times the moratorium has been extended since 1998.
Action is uncertain in the Senate, where there is also considerable support for a permanent tax ban.