Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 1997
- Committee actionNov 4, 1997
- Passed SenateOct 8, 1998 · 96–2
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 27, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 442.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on January 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 4, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10624
- CBO publication date
- January 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 442, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
abd580352dbcd770b435ce2a0c81a4b0a8e7bc9f429066f5bc32fcfeba0e7dca
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on January 21, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Mandates statement for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 4, 1997”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 21, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/10625
- CBO publication date
- January 21, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 442, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
abd580352dbcd770b435ce2a0c81a4b0a8e7bc9f429066f5bc32fcfeba0e7dca
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on July 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 28, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11029
- CBO publication date
- July 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 442, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
abd580352dbcd770b435ce2a0c81a4b0a8e7bc9f429066f5bc32fcfeba0e7dca
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 442, Internet Tax Freedom Act” on July 30, 1998. CBO’s description reads “Mandates Statement for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 28, 1998”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11030
- CBO publication date
- July 30, 1998
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 442, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
abd580352dbcd770b435ce2a0c81a4b0a8e7bc9f429066f5bc32fcfeba0e7dca
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: S. Rept. 105-276 ↗; S. Rept. 105-184 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 30, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/276
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/184 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 442, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/442
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
abd580352dbcd770b435ce2a0c81a4b0a8e7bc9f429066f5bc32fcfeba0e7dca
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 442, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
6 of 10 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
John Ashcroft (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Duncan Faircloth (R-NC), John Kerry (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), John McCain (R-AZ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Shelby (R-AL), John Warner (R-VA).
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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.