United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1956 (109th)
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006
Introduced
28 April 2005
Last action
24 July 2006 · Reported
Status
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 939 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1956 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Sponsors
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Expands the federal prohibition against state taxation of interstate commerce to: (1) include taxation of out-of-state transactions involving all forms of property, including intangible personal property and services (currently, only sales of tangible personal property are protected); and (2) prohibit state taxation of an out-of-state entity unless such entity has a physical presence in the taxing state. Sets forth criteria for determining that a person has a physical presence in a state.
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Timeline
28 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 June 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
27 September 2005
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
13 December 2005
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
13 December 2005
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
28 June 2006
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
28 June 2006
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
17 July 2006
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
Source: Calendars
17 July 2006
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-575.
Source: Committee
17 July 2006
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-575.
Source: Committee
24 July 2006
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 939 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1956 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 17 July 2006 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 28 April 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 17 July 2006
Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 17 July 2006
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Sponsors
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1956
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1956
- us · 109-hr-1956 · source updated 7 April 2025