105th Congress / Bills / S 442

Title

A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes.

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Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
10/8/98	Senate	Passed	Session 2, roll call 308: On Passage of the Bill S. 442 as amended; Internet Tax Freedom Act
10/7/98	Senate	Failed	Session 2, roll call 306: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision.
10/7/98	Senate	Rejected	Session 2, roll call 305: On the Amendment Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium.
10/7/98	Senate	Failed	Session 2, roll call 304: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Hutchinson Amdt. No. 3760, as Modified; Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce.
10/7/98	Senate	Agreed to	Session 2, roll call 303: On the Amendment Coats Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified and Amended.; To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors.
10/6/98	Senate	Agreed to	Session 2, roll call 300: On the Motion to Table motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3742; To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases.
10/6/98	Senate	Agreed to	Session 2, roll call 299: On the Motion to Table motion to table Graham amdt. no. 3729; To require a supermajority of both Houses to extend the moratorium.
10/2/98	Senate	Agreed to	Session 2, roll call 296: On the Motion to Table motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3677; To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property.