HR 1804 · 112th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.(2011-08-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits any state from imposing a discriminatory tax on any means of providing multichannel video programming distribution services, including Internet protocol technology (or any successor protocol), direct broadcast satellite delivery, and cable television services. Defines a tax as discriminatory if the net tax imposed on one means of providing multichannel video service is higher than the net tax rate imposed on another. Applies this prohibition only to any tax imposed on or after January 1, 2011.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4]OH
Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]GA