3.0.0 5225 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z House H HR 2004-10-06 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2004-10-08T16:26:52Z Referred to 2004-10-06T14:01:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-10-06T14:01:00Z 2004-10-08 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2004-10-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-10-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 N S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2004-10-06 True C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2004-10-06 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2004-10-08 False Taxation Administrative procedure Excise tax Federal Communications Commission Fees Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Law Poverty Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Tax exemption Telephone Telephone rates User charges Taxation 00 2004-10-06 Introduced in House 2004-12-08T19:39:33Z Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certified low-income senior citizens from communications excise taxes.

Prohibits telecommunications carriers from requiring the payment of universal service fees, subscriber line charges, or local number portability charges by such senior citizens who subscribe to telephone services.

]]> Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act Display Title Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act Official Title as Introduced To provide an exemption for low-income senior citizens from the communications excise tax and other fees and charges collected for the purpose of recovering some of the costs to telecommunications carriers of providing universal service and connecting the telephone exchange network to telephone toll service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Telephone Tax Relief for Seniors Act Introduced in House 2004-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5225ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5225ih.xml 2004-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.