United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1898 (109th)
Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005
Introduced
27 April 2005
Last action
27 April 2005 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19], Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on communication services (i.e., local telephone service, toll telephone service, and teletypewriter exchange service).
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Timeline
27 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E804)
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 April 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1898
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1898
- us · 109-hr-1898 · source updated 5 December 2025