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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 1999
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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.
- H.R. 3189 (106th) To designate the United States post office located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as the "Joseph Ileto Post Office".
- H.R. 2162 (106th) Can Spam Act
- H.Res. 239 (106th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to obscenity and sexual objectification in the United States.
- H.R. 1896 (106th) To designate the Republic of Korea as a visa waiver pilot program country for one year under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- H.R. 5580 (106th) To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that, in the House of Representatives, appropriations to reduce the public debt…
- H.R. 2320 (106th) To allow States to use a portion of their welfare block grants for general education spending.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.