House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 1998
- Committee actionMay 14, 1998
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1288)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3849.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3849, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on May 22, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on May 14, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10821
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3849, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3849
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a301b80b9f124ef7e39cd232f9297327d215820c138711ccef3db6340bd09a66
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3849, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on May 22, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Mandates statement for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on May 14, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10822
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3849, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3849
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a301b80b9f124ef7e39cd232f9297327d215820c138711ccef3db6340bd09a66
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3849, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on June 19, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10910
- CBO publication date
- June 19, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3849, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3849
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a301b80b9f124ef7e39cd232f9297327d215820c138711ccef3db6340bd09a66
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-570,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-570,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 19, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/570
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/570 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3849, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/3849
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a301b80b9f124ef7e39cd232f9297327d215820c138711ccef3db6340bd09a66
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Rick White (R-WA).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Cox.
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- H.R. 902 (105th) Family Heritage Preservation Act
- H.R. 1372 (105th) Budget Process Reform Act
- H.R. 1054 (105th) Internet Tax Freedom Act
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- H.R. 869 (105th) Child Support Enforcement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.