106th Congress > House > Vote 840

Date: May 25, 2000

Result: 420-2 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 233

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget Special Interest

Sponsor: PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob) (R-OH)

Bill number: HR3916

Question: On Passage

Description: To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Repeal the Excise Tax on Telephone and Other Communication Services

Bill summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal Subchapter B (Communications) of Chapter 33 (Facilities and Services) of Subtitle D (Miscellaneous Excise Taxes). (Repeals the three percent Federal excise tax on communications services.) Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and issue a report concerning: (1) the extent to which the benefits of the repeal of the excise tax are passed through to individual and business consumers; and (2) any actions taken by communication service providers or others that diminish such benefits.

Bill titles: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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