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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services.

H.R. 1234Introduced Mar 23, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Miller R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 23, 1999 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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

21 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 4 Democrats

3 of 21 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jennifer Dunn (R-WA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), George Gekas (R-PA), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Bill McCollum (R-FL), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Ron Packard (R-CA), Deborah Pryce (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), Lee Terry (R-NE), William Thornberry (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Miller.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-41 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.