House Whip Count on Internet Tax

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I'll update this list as I get more information and watch tweets go out.

Members Opposed (18)
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY 4)
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK 1)
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA 14)
Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI 11)
Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH 2)
Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI 3)
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA 4)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH 2)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 19)
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA 10)
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL 6)
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA 4)
Rep. Steve Daines (R-MT AL)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH 1)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ 5)
Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR 4)
Rep. John Culberson (R-TX 7)
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND AL)

Members Supporting (Co-Sponsors) (66 Sponsors):
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR 3): Lead Sponsor
Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]* 02/14/2013
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]* 02/14/2013
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]* 02/14/2013
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 02/26/2013
Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] 02/26/2013
Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] 02/26/2013
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 02/27/2013
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 02/27/2013
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] 03/14/2013
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 03/14/2013
Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] 03/14/2013
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 03/14/2013
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] 03/14/2013
Rep. Horsford, Steven A. [D-NV-4] 03/14/2013
Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] 04/10/2013
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 04/10/2013
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 04/10/2013
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 04/10/2013
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 04/16/2013
Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] 04/16/2013
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 04/16/2013
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 04/16/2013
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] 04/23/2013
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] 04/23/2013
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] 04/23/2013
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] 04/23/2013
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 04/23/2013
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 04/23/2013
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] 04/23/2013
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 04/23/2013
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] 04/24/2013
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] 04/24/2013

http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/684/cosponsors

Members Supporting (Not Co-Sponsors):

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Tom Graves ‏@RepTomGraves 51m
States that want biz to be more competitive should race to the lowest tax rate, not impose new burdens on competitors&consumers #NoNetTax

My representative Rep. Tom Graves opposes the internet tax. :)

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Here's another tweet from Rep. Graves:


Tom Graves ‏@RepTomGraves 1h
Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates-not force higher rates onto others.#NoNetTax

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Got this e-mail from Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI 11). He opposes the internet sales tax. :)


You might have accountant fees added to your bill the next time you buy a computer online.

The US Senate is about to approved an online sales tax that suffocates the economy. The bill creates new taxes and new paperwork making it impossible for businesses to survive. The Senate put more of the internet under the government’s control. I don’t know why our senators assume more taxes help anyone.

This bill reads like a cash-grab written by bureaucrats who love filing.

The increased taxes and mountains of paper work will force businesses to collapse. Why would they require every business to know the 10,000 different tax regulations that come from states, cities, and local governments? You need an accounting degree to make sense of all of them. Then it requires the businesses to pay all those taxes? No business can afford that.

Our Senators don’t understand the added tax they’re creating. The potential for new revenue in their tax coffers keeps them from realizing the impact this legislation will have. Around the country, businesses will be forced to close because this bill will drag them under.

The worst part of the bill isn’t even the added taxes – which sounds strange. The compliance requirements will hurt businesses the most. Paying someone to pay the thousands of different taxes slowly kills a business. When companies should be hiring a new employee, they’ll have to hire more bean counters instead.

This online sales tax is a bad deal. It punishes people that want to expand through the internet while rewarding people who don’t innovate. The economy needs companies that want to grow, and the internet has to remain a cheap and easy way to expand. That’s why I’ll fight this bill in the US House.

I promised to make it easier for your businesses, not harder. Sign this petition to show your opposition to the online sales tax, and then tell your friends.

Kerry Bentivolio

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Here's the full statement from Rep. Tom Graves:


“Call me a conservative, but I believe the right approach to tax fairness is to reduce rates—not force higher rates onto others. States that want their businesses to be more competitive in the marketplace should engage in a race to the lowest tax rate rather than seek to level the playing field by imposing higher taxes and new burdens on competitors and consumers. The Senate legislation would throw a classic Washington wet blanket on the brightest frontier of our economy, the Internet. Life is hard enough in this Obama economy; let’s not make things worse with more taxes.”

http://rn-t.com/bookmark/22482951

[Brett85]

This doesn't look good. I didn't think it would get this much Republican support in the house.

[Spoa]

This doesn't look good. I didn't think it would get this much Republican support in the house.

One more reason to support Mark Sanford tomorrow and hope he wins. He at least voted against an internet tax in the past, so he will likely vote against it again.

[Matt Collins]

This doesn't look good. I didn't think it would get this much Republican support in the house.It's up to us to stop it. Have you mobilized people in your local areas to put pressure on their Representative?

[brandon]

Wow.. so I guess this is a done deal?

[Brett85]

It's up to us to stop it. Have you mobilized people in your local areas to put pressure on their Representative?

No. I'll need to call my rep if/when they take up this bill.

[Brett85]

One more reason to support Mark Sanford tomorrow and hope he wins. He at least voted against an internet tax in the past, so he will likely vote against it again.

Yeah, that's true. I certainly hope Sanford wins. I've never been opposed to him; I simply wanted more information about him.

[Matt Collins]

No. I'll need to call my rep if/when they take up this bill.By then it's too late. It takes a lot of time to raise awareness about this sort of thing.

[Keith and stuff]

My US Rep., Kuster (D-NH) opposes so that makes 5 opposed including 1 Democrat.

[Spoa]

Kuster (D-NH) opposes so that makes 5 opposed including 1 Democrat.

Thanks for the update. If anyone has more news on which reps oppose/support, post and I'll add to the OP. :)

[Matt Collins]

We still can stop this thing in the House of Representin' if we mobilize enough people to put pressure on the Representatives.

[Spoa]

We still can stop this thing in the House of Representin' if we mobilize enough people to put pressure on the Representatives.

Amen. Unfortunately, most of the media is covering the immigration debate and proponents of this bill are trying to sneak it through when nobody's watching. We need to spread the news about this bill.

[Keith and stuff]

We still can stop this thing in the House of Representin' if we mobilize enough people to put pressure on the Representatives.
Awesome! How does your Rep. feel on the issue?

[Bastiat's The Law]

Massie said the phone calls DO matter so make them ring off the hook people!

[Spoa]

Awesome! How does your Rep. feel on the issue?

I know that my rep opposes this bill. :)

[Matt Collins]

Awesome! How does your Rep. feel on the issue?
I live in a very Democrat area, so mine is actually a co-sponsor.

However there are 5 in my state that are not saying whether they are for or against it, so it's my job to find out if they are. :D

[Christian Liberty]

Why is Amash's name not listed? Surely he's against this....

[Keith and stuff]

I live in a very Democrat area, so mine is actually a co-sponsor.

However there are 5 in my state that are not saying whether they are for or against it, so it's my job to find out if they are. :D
I don't see what living in a Democrat area means. How does that relate?

[Spoa]

Why is Amash's name not listed? Surely he's against this....

I can't find a public statement so I don't want to presume. If someone can e-mail, facebook, or tweet him and find out, that would be great! :)

[Matt Collins]

I don't see what living in a Democrat area means. How does that relate?Most Democrats are in favor of raising taxes most of the time.

[FSP-Rebel]

Ron needs to call his buddy Rep Duncan as he's an apparent cosponsor. dafux that about?

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Thomas Massie ‏@RepThomasMassie 10h
Thnx @repjustinamash @RepJBridenstine @RepMcClintock @RepBradWenstrup @RepZoeLofgren @RepDeSantis @RepFleming 4 letter against #InternetTax

From Thomas Massie. :) List updated!

[Keith and stuff]

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH 1) has come out against this. She will try to bring up the Sen. Jean Shaheen (D-NH) amendment to carve NH out of this bill, also. That means all 4 (2 Senators and 2 Reps) from NH are against it. That's funny because the bill hurts NH and DE the least of all 50 states.

http://www.wmur.com/political-scoop/sheaporter-will-seek-nh-carve-out-in-internet-sales-tax-bill/-/16254890/20047836/-/q49uryz/-/index.html

When the proposed Internet sales tax bill comes to the U.S. House for a vote, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-Rochester, says that not only will vote against it, she will put forth an amendment to carve out New Hampshire small businesses from being impacted.

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Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA 10) Opposes this Tax! :)


Paul Broun
Tuesday
Don't be fooled by the "Marketplace Fairness Act" (aka the Internet Sales Tax) – it gives the gov't the power to tax the internet & requires small business to collect taxes for states they are not even operating in. Click "Like" and "Share" if you agree that your chances at keeping your hard earned money are better in Monopoly, than under the Obama Administration.

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Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ 5) has joined in opposition to the internet sales tax:


Scott Garrett ‏@RepGarrett 1h
I signed @RepThomasMassie letter against #InternetTax. RT if you agree #NoNetTax

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@RepThomasMassie: Thx @SteveDaines @CongCulberson @RepPeterDeFazio @RepGarrett for signing my letter against #InternetTax #NoNetTax

Added: Reps. Daines, Garrett, Culberson (R) and Rep. DeFazio (D)

[Xenliad]

My rep's most recent statement I can find:
“I continue to explore all sides of this issue, but am not enthusiastic about any plan which would increase taxes on consumers, or burden small businesses with additional regulations,” Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said in a statement. “At the very least, I believe the revenue threshold in this bill should be raised to exempt small retailers who are trying to grow their business and may not be able to withstand the costs and headache associated with collecting and distributing these taxes.” http://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/u-s-senate-stalls-bill-to-tax-online-sales/article_a01583b8-aef8-11e2-8ae1-001a4bcf887a.html

[Spoa]

My rep's most recent statement I can find: http://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/u-s-senate-stalls-bill-to-tax-online-sales/article_a01583b8-aef8-11e2-8ae1-001a4bcf887a.html

He seems to be leaning against it. Contact him and pressure him to vote no.

[Xenliad]

He seems to be leaning against it. Contact him and pressure him to vote no.

I have, he never responds though.

[Brett85]

It sounds like Rep Huelskamp is against this bill.

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/05/02/congressmen-internet-sales-tax-is-attack-on-small-business-consumers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FoundryConservativePolicyNews +%28The+Foundry%3A+Conservative+Policy+News.%29

[Spoa]

My rep's most recent statement I can find: http://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/u-s-senate-stalls-bill-to-tax-online-sales/article_a01583b8-aef8-11e2-8ae1-001a4bcf887a.html


Thomas Massie ‏@RepThomasMassie 6m
Thanks @RepKevinCramer for signing my letter against the Marketplace Fairness Act, also known as the #InternetTax. #NoNetTax

Rep. Cramer is now against the bill. :)