Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015 (H.R. 1643) - GovTrack.us

The bill now has 4 cosponsors (3 Republicans, 1 Democrat).

Committee Meeting — Jun 2, 2015 10 a.m.

House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Meeting

Nexus Issues: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015", H.R. 1643, the "Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015", and H.R. 2584, the "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015" (Location: RHOB 2141)

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Committee Meeting — Jun 2, 2015 10 a.m.

House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law Meeting

Nexus Issues: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015", H.R. 1643, the "Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015", and H.R. 2584, the "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015" (Location: RHOB 2141)

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Bill Text — Mar 26, 2015

H.R. 1643: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015

This bill’s text is now available.

Introduced — Mar 26, 2015

Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX21]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX21] is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Introduced:

Mar 26, 2015

Status:

Reported by Committee on Jun 17, 2015

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on June 17, 2015.

Sponsor:

Lamar Smith

Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district

Republican

Text:

Read Text »Last Updated: Mar 26, 2015Length: 20 pages

Prognosis:

19% chance of being enacted (details)

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About the bill

Full Title

To promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services.

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History

Jun 28, 2012

 

Earlier Version — Reported by Committee

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1860 (112th).

Dec 12, 2013

 

Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3724 (113th).

Mar 26, 2015

 

Introduced

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Jun 17, 2015

 

Reported by Committee

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Passed Senate

 

Signed by the President

This is a House of Representatives bill in the United States Congress (indicated by the “H.R.” in “H.R. 1643”). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Details

Cosponsors7 cosponsors (4R, 3D) (show)

(joined Mar 26, 2015)

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(joined Jun 12, 2015)

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(joined Oct 20, 2015)

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Votes

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Related Bills

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H.R. 3724 (113th) was a previous version of this bill.

Referred to CommitteeLast Action: Dec 12, 2013

S. 851 (Related)

Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015

Referred to CommitteeLast Action: Mar 24, 2015

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Prognosis Details

This bill has a . . .

19% chance of being enacted.

Only about 21% of bills that made it past committee in 2013–2015 were enacted.

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