PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Oct 26, 1999
Urges the President to: (1) seek a global consensus supporting a permanent international ban on tariffs on electronic commerce, including a ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; (2) instruct the U.S. delegation to the November 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in Seattle, Washington, to seek to make permanent the moratorium on tariffs on electronic transmissions adopted by the WTO in May 1998; (3) seek adoption by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development of an international ban on bit, multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce and the Internet; and (4) oppose any proposal by any country, the United Nations, or any other multilateral organization to establish a "bit tax" on electronic transmissions.
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Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] · R–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15223)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15223)
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 1 (Roll no. 537).
House roll call 537 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 1 (Roll no. 537).
House roll call 537 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 190.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10776-10781, H10831-10832)
Mr. Crane moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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