The Wireless Tax Fairness Act could get a House floor...
The Wireless Tax Fairness Act could get a House floor vote in mid-October, telecom industry lobbyists said. HR-1002 by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., would place a five-year moratorium on new state and local taxes for wireless. The Judiciary Committee approved…
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the bill in July, and is now “working to have the bill considered on suspension,” a committee spokeswoman said. Suspension is a fast-track procedure in the House that prevents amendments and requires a two-thirds majority for passage. Industry officials said mid-October might be an optimistic prediction. Because the tax bill is sponsored by a Democrat, the Judiciary Committee wants to pair it with a Republican bill and pass both of them on the House floor by suspension, industry officials said. The GOP bill would not have to be similar to the Lofgren bill. But the committee was tied up with controversial E-Verify immigration legislation and hasn’t had a chance to mark up the non-controversial bill, an industry official said. The committee approved the E-Verify bill Wednesday, but the House is on recess next week and won’t have another markup until October. Meanwhile, the Senate version (S-543) by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is still pending before the Finance Committee.