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H.R. 3679, The State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 3679 would prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(LogState Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007 - Prohibits any state from imposing a direct or indirect tax that results in to editdifferent charges being imposed on substantially equivalent multichannel video programming services based on the wikimeans by which those services are delivered, including Internet protocol (or any successor protocol), direct broadcast satellite delivery, and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)cable television services.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007: Referred to2/14/2008: House committee.committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Visitor Comments 
Josh Taylor
July 11, 2008, 3:08pm (report abuse)I support this bill. You can't get cable if you are outside of town. I saw this message on DirecTV channel 349. Cable is crap. I bet 65% of the people who oppose this bill are cable companies with their crappy service.
MAC
July 23, 2008, 2:18pm (report abuse)PASS HR3679
It would be a totally UNFAIR TAX on viewing public who must or choose to use satellite dishes.
Please PASS HR-3679
Erik
August 1, 2008, 8:27pm (report abuse)This is just another ploy from the cable companies trying to compete with satellite. I support this bill and damn those money hungry cable companies once and for all
Jerry
August 4, 2008, 8:51pm (report abuse)This would be totally unfair, to those who have cable. We don't need any more taxes of any kind.
Jay
August 5, 2008, 4:18pm (report abuse)There shouldn't be any taxxes on either- after-all, don't the commercial sponsors pay for it? TV should be free. We'll really be screwed in Feb,2008 when high-def comes on board.
Kassey
August 7, 2008, 9:19pm (report abuse)They are going to lose money when the people have said enough is enough already. I'll dump the dish when I can get 13 channels for free & they know this. Right now I depend on the satellite for TV service. Same old "legally blonde" stuff & more reruns, then there is faux news & Bill O who I never watch. The election coverage is a scripted joke. I'm ready to ditch the box, anyway! We don't need more taxes. Next thing you know they will want to tax you for breathing. I'm also sick of the drug ads, as it's drugs that are killing people & the blaring voice of the oxy powder guy, he's reason enough to switch the channel. NO NEW TAXES.
Sisco
August 9, 2008, 12:13pm (report abuse)Once again the rich and wealthy deciding for the less fortunate what choices they have.
JoLo
August 14, 2008, 8:45pm (report abuse)I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! We should all scream at our congressman to wake up and listen to the people who elected them before we have another Boston Tea Party.
Jack
September 12, 2008, 12:15pm (report abuse)I would entirely support this bill. I am now on satellite after having been on cable. I feel my state representative has the cable compny as a source for his campign funds. When I compained about, what I thought was unfair and unethical billing practices by the cable company, he basically laughed and responded with "Whaddaya want me to do about it? They come down here to lobby all the time, if you want to send me a letter, I will hand it to them.
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