Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

Action	Date	Description
Introduced	2/10/2015
	2/10/2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
	2/10/2015	Introduced in Senate

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Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

30 organizations supported this bill

60 Plus Association: 60 Plus Association (2015, February 11). Seniors Group Gives Enthusiastic Endorsement to Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from 60 Plus Association.
Amazon.com: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Americans for Tax Reform: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
AT&T: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
CenturyLink: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Citizens Against Government Waste: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Comcast: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
CONNECT: Undersigned organizations (2015, November 30). RE: Support for Passage of a permanent "Internet Tax Freedom Act". Retrieved December 2, 2015, from CompTIA.
CTIA - The Wireless Association: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Digital Liberty: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
FreedomWorks: Kibbe, Matt (2015, February 25). Tell Your Senators: Support the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act. Retrieved March 16, 2015, from FreedomWorks.
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Institute for Policy Innovation: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Madery Bridge Associates: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Mywireless.org: Malarkey, Kathryn (2015, February 10). Congress Moves Forward to Make Internet Access Tax Free Forever. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Mywireless.org.
National Black Chamber of Commerce: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
National Cable & Telecommunications Association: National Cable & Telecommunications Association (2015, February 10). Statement of NCTA Regarding Introduction of the Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from NCTA.
National Taxpayers Union: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
NBCUniversal: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
OCTANe: Undersigned organizations (2015, November 30). RE: Support for Passage of a permanent "Internet Tax Freedom Act". Retrieved December 2, 2015, from CompTIA.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council: SBE Council (2015, August 25). Time To Make Internet Tax Freedom Permanent. Retrieved September 2, 2015, from SBEC.
T-Mobile: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Technology Councils of North America: Undersigned organizations (2015, November 30). RE: Support for Passage of a permanent "Internet Tax Freedom Act". Retrieved December 2, 2015, from CompTIA.
Time Warner Cable: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Verizon Communications: Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition (2015, February 10). Coalition Applauds Senate Bill Protecting Consumers from Taxation of Internet Access. Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Internet Tax Freedom Act Coalition.
Women Impacting Public Policy: Shrum, Rob (2015, August 25). 51 U.S. Senators support Internet Tax Freedom (Do yours?). Retrieved September 2, 2015, from Women Impacting Public Policy.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$123,978	$0
Kelly Ayotte	R	NH	$717,011	$0
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	$99,274	$0
John Barrasso	R	WY	$146,950	$0
Michael F. Bennet	D	CO	$282,740	$0
Richard Blumenthal	D	CT	$307,000	$0
Roy Blunt	R	MO	$443,236	$0
Cory A. Booker	D	NJ	$460,811	$0
John Boozman	R	AR	$117,632	$0
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$8,100	$0
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$141,375	$0
Richard Burr	R	NC	$255,699	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$90,120	$0
Shelley Moore Capito	R	WV	$217,974	$0
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$103,529	$0
Tom Carper	D	DE	$96,540	$0
Bob Casey	D	PA	$168,400	$0
Bill Cassidy	R	LA	$424,072	$0
Daniel Coats	R	IN	$41,300	$0
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$208,225	$0
Susan M. Collins	R	ME	$115,050	$0
Christopher A. Coons	D	DE	$169,248	$0
Bob Corker	R	TN	$122,012	$0
John Cornyn	R	TX	$322,848	$0
Tom Cotton	R	AR	$1,429,142	$0
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$103,994	$0
Ted Cruz	R	TX	$2,012,366	$0
Steve Daines	R	MT	$366,350	$0
Joe Donnelly	D	IN	$40,850	$0
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$107,125	$0
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$85,350	$0
Joni Ernst	R	IA	$242,360	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$129,939	$0
Deb Fischer	R	NE	$395,121	$0
Jeff Flake	R	AZ	$1,452,999	$0
Al Franken	D	MN	$250,291	$0
Cory Gardner	R	CO	$766,305	$0
Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	NY	$281,894	$0
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$188,113	$0
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$322,304	$0
Orrin G. Hatch	R	UT	$241,531	$0
Martin Heinrich	D	NM	$62,625	$0
Heidi Heitkamp	D	ND	$90,965	$0
Dean Heller	R	NV	$379,157	$0
Mazie K. Hirono	D	HI	$70,755	$0
John Hoeven	R	ND	$81,530	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$119,984	$0
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$224,695	$0
Ron Johnson	R	WI	$962,264	$0
Tim Kaine	D	VA	$221,911	$0
Angus S. King, Jr.	I	ME	$43,250	$0
Mark Kirk	R	IL	$266,285	$0
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$216,963	$0
James Lankford	R	OK	$259,990	$0
Patrick J. Leahy	D	VT	$190,950	$0
Mike Lee	R	UT	$896,104	$0
Joe Manchin, III	D	WV	$119,466	$0
Ed Markey	D	MA	$592,920	$0
John McCain	R	AZ	$372,770	$0
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$299,688	$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$756,849	$0
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$192,497	$0
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$76,825	$0
Barbara A. Mikulski	D	MD	$4,350	$0
Jerry Moran	R	KS	$187,912	$0
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$114,143	$0
Chris Murphy	D	CT	$148,189	$0
Patty Murray	D	WA	$249,821	$0
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$312,359	$0
Rand Paul	R	KY	$534,011	$0
David Perdue	R	GA	$318,428	$0
Gary C. Peters	D	MI	$99,500	$0
Rob Portman	R	OH	$483,605	$0
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$86,400	$0
Harry Reid	D	NV	$123,600	$0
Jim Risch	R	ID	$105,187	$0
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$240,217	$0
Mike Rounds	R	SD	$171,129	$0
Marco Rubio	R	FL	$1,100,930	$0
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$19,315	$0
Ben Sasse	R	NE	$763,101	$0
Brian Schatz	D	HI	$260,400	$0
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$357,559	$0
Tim Scott	R	SC	$516,110	$0
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$52,600	$0
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$159,550	$0
Richard C. Shelby	R	AL	$44,700	$0
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$94,147	$0
Dan Sullivan	R	AK	$679,372	$0
Jon Tester	D	MT	$186,855	$0
John Thune	R	SD	$560,989	$0
Thom Tillis	R	NC	$341,033	$0
Patrick J. Toomey	R	PA	$1,526,882	$0
Tom Udall	D	NM	$155,350	$0
David Vitter	R	LA	$14,000	$0
Mark R. Warner	D	VA	$267,472	$0
Elizabeth Warren	D	MA	$153,616	$0
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$118,840	$0
Roger F. Wicker	R	MS	$168,500	$0
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$165,309	$0

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Name	Party	State	$ From Interest Groups That Supported	$ From Interest Groups That Opposed
Andrew Lamar Alexander	R	TN	$123,978	$0
Kelly Ayotte	R	NH	$717,011	$0
Tammy Baldwin	D	WI	$99,274	$0
John Barrasso	R	WY	$146,950	$0
Michael F. Bennet	D	CO	$282,740	$0
Richard Blumenthal	D	CT	$307,000	$0
Roy Blunt	R	MO	$443,236	$0
Cory A. Booker	D	NJ	$460,811	$0
John Boozman	R	AR	$117,632	$0
Barbara Boxer	D	CA	$8,100	$0
Sherrod Brown	D	OH	$141,375	$0
Richard Burr	R	NC	$255,699	$0
Maria Cantwell	D	WA	$90,120	$0
Shelley Moore Capito	R	WV	$217,974	$0
Ben Cardin	D	MD	$103,529	$0
Tom Carper	D	DE	$96,540	$0
Bob Casey	D	PA	$168,400	$0
Bill Cassidy	R	LA	$424,072	$0
Daniel Coats	R	IN	$41,300	$0
William Thad Cochran	R	MS	$208,225	$0
Susan M. Collins	R	ME	$115,050	$0
Christopher A. Coons	D	DE	$169,248	$0
Bob Corker	R	TN	$122,012	$0
John Cornyn	R	TX	$322,848	$0
Tom Cotton	R	AR	$1,429,142	$0
Mike Crapo	R	ID	$103,994	$0
Ted Cruz	R	TX	$2,012,366	$0
Steve Daines	R	MT	$366,350	$0
Joe Donnelly	D	IN	$40,850	$0
Dick Durbin	D	IL	$107,125	$0
Mike Enzi	R	WY	$85,350	$0
Joni Ernst	R	IA	$242,360	$0
Dianne Feinstein	D	CA	$129,939	$0
Deb Fischer	R	NE	$395,121	$0
Jeff Flake	R	AZ	$1,452,999	$0
Al Franken	D	MN	$250,291	$0
Cory Gardner	R	CO	$766,305	$0
Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	NY	$281,894	$0
Lindsey Graham	R	SC	$188,113	$0
Chuck Grassley	R	IA	$322,304	$0
Orrin G. Hatch	R	UT	$241,531	$0
Martin Heinrich	D	NM	$62,625	$0
Heidi Heitkamp	D	ND	$90,965	$0
Dean Heller	R	NV	$379,157	$0
Mazie K. Hirono	D	HI	$70,755	$0
John Hoeven	R	ND	$81,530	$0
Jim Inhofe	R	OK	$119,984	$0
Johnny Isakson	R	GA	$224,695	$0
Ron Johnson	R	WI	$962,264	$0
Tim Kaine	D	VA	$221,911	$0
Angus S. King, Jr.	I	ME	$43,250	$0
Mark Kirk	R	IL	$266,285	$0
Amy Klobuchar	D	MN	$216,963	$0
James Lankford	R	OK	$259,990	$0
Patrick J. Leahy	D	VT	$190,950	$0
Mike Lee	R	UT	$896,104	$0
Joe Manchin, III	D	WV	$119,466	$0
Ed Markey	D	MA	$592,920	$0
John McCain	R	AZ	$372,770	$0
Claire McCaskill	D	MO	$299,688	$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnell	R	KY	$756,849	$0
Bob Menéndez	D	NJ	$192,497	$0
Jeff Merkley	D	OR	$76,825	$0
Barbara A. Mikulski	D	MD	$4,350	$0
Jerry Moran	R	KS	$187,912	$0
Lisa Murkowski	R	AK	$114,143	$0
Chris Murphy	D	CT	$148,189	$0
Patty Murray	D	WA	$249,821	$0
Clarence "Bill" Nelson	D	FL	$312,359	$0
Rand Paul	R	KY	$534,011	$0
David Perdue	R	GA	$318,428	$0
Gary C. Peters	D	MI	$99,500	$0
Rob Portman	R	OH	$483,605	$0
John "Jack" Reed	D	RI	$86,400	$0
Harry Reid	D	NV	$123,600	$0
Jim Risch	R	ID	$105,187	$0
Charles "Pat" Roberts	R	KS	$240,217	$0
Mike Rounds	R	SD	$171,129	$0
Marco Rubio	R	FL	$1,100,930	$0
Bernie Sanders	I	VT	$19,315	$0
Ben Sasse	R	NE	$763,101	$0
Brian Schatz	D	HI	$260,400	$0
Chuck Schumer	D	NY	$357,559	$0
Tim Scott	R	SC	$516,110	$0
Jeff Sessions	R	AL	$52,600	$0
Jeanne Shaheen	D	NH	$159,550	$0
Richard C. Shelby	R	AL	$44,700	$0
Debbie Stabenow	D	MI	$94,147	$0
Dan Sullivan	R	AK	$679,372	$0
Jon Tester	D	MT	$186,855	$0
John Thune	R	SD	$560,989	$0
Thom Tillis	R	NC	$341,033	$0
Patrick J. Toomey	R	PA	$1,526,882	$0
Tom Udall	D	NM	$155,350	$0
David Vitter	R	LA	$14,000	$0
Mark R. Warner	D	VA	$267,472	$0
Elizabeth Warren	D	MA	$153,616	$0
Sheldon Whitehouse	D	RI	$118,840	$0
Roger F. Wicker	R	MS	$168,500	$0
Ron Wyden	D	OR	$165,309	$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

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	Republican/Conservative	$14,631,643
	Cable distributors & service providers	$4,571,011
	Telephone utilities	$3,898,953
	Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures	$2,449,444
	Cell/wireless service providers	$1,172,188
	Telecommunications	$1,085,653
	Computer manufacture & services	$903,616
	Vendors	$732,416
	Political consultants/advisers	$683,864
	Small business associations	$392,318
	Chambers of commerce	$358,176
	Pro-business associations	$60,450
	Fiscal & tax policy	$43,350
	Business tax coalitions	$0

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