United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5429 (107th)
Satellite Services Act of 2002
Introduced
23 September 2002
Last action
8 October 2002 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sponsors
Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Satellite Services Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a provider of direct-to-subscriber satellite service from the collection or remittance, or both, of any tax or fee imposed by any local taxing jurisdiction on direct-to-subscriber satellite service and prohibit a State from imposing a tax or fee with respect to direct-to-subscriber satellite service if either the place of primary use of such service is not physically located within the physical boundaries of the State or the law of such State does not authorize the imposition of such tax or fee.
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Timeline
23 September 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
23 September 2002
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
23 September 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 September 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
25 September 2002
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
8 October 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 23 September 2002 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2002
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 September 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 September 2002
Sponsors
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
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- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5429
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5429
- us · 107-hr-5429 · source updated 19 August 2025