On Tuesday June 9th,
the House of Representatives voted to pass the Permanent
Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 235), which would permanently ban state and local taxes on Internet access. (See
this blog.)
Now, it is up to
the Senate to pass its version
of the bill, the Internet
Tax Freedom Forever Act (S. 431). The House passed the Permanent Internet
Tax Freedom Act last summer when the temporary ban on Internet access taxes was
about to expire but the Senate failed to pass its bill. Hopefully with the help
of some new Senators, this summer’s Congressional session will be different.
The temporary ban
is set to expire on October 1, 2015. Therefore, I urge the Senate to pass the
Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act as soon as possible so all Americans can
access an affordable Internet.
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