House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Committee actionJul 16, 2003
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2003 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2003 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 49.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act” on July 21, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 2003</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14633
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 49, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/49
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b50636e60e15135af8b81d5e8b0f486dd484a43380065f4f3e3fcbc057509bd3
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act” on July 21, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 16, 2003”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 21, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14633
- CBO publication date
- July 21, 2003
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 49, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/49
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b50636e60e15135af8b81d5e8b0f486dd484a43380065f4f3e3fcbc057509bd3
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-234 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 24, 2003.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 24, 2003 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/234
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 49, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/49
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b50636e60e15135af8b81d5e8b0f486dd484a43380065f4f3e3fcbc057509bd3
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.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see S.150, which became Public Law 108-435 on 12/3/2004.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 49, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/49
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b50636e60e15135af8b81d5e8b0f486dd484a43380065f4f3e3fcbc057509bd3
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 49, last updated April 7, 2025. 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
134 cosponsors — 110 Republicans, 24 Democrats
25 of 134 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
W. Akin (R-MO), Brian Baird (D-WA), J. Barrett (R-SC), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Bob Beauprez (R-CO), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Henry Brown (R-SC), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Max Burns (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Brad Carson (D-OK), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Chris Chocola (R-IN), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Larry Combest (R-TX), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Philip Crane (R-IL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and 104 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Cox.
- H.R. 1598 (108th) Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2004
- H.J.Res. 19 (108th) Recognizing the 92d birthday of Ronald Reagan.
- H.Res. 277 (108th) Expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong.
- H.Con.Res. 489 (108th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month.
- H.R. 1416 (108th) Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act of 2003
- H.Res. 110 (108th) Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.
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.