The United States Congress is trying to tax internet purchases. They are trying to pass a law forcing internet merchants to collect state sales taxes for your state government on things you buy from other states. That means internet merchants would have to keep track of sales taxes from fifty states and remit payments to them. If you lived in New York State and bought something from a company in Nevada, they'd have to collect New York State sales taxes from you and send them to New York State. A lot of people here buy supplements over the internet. They would be affected. If you want to see a summary of the bill, go here:
http://thomas.loc.go....3:@@@D&summ2=m
Senate Bill 743, the "Marketplace Fairness Act," passed the Senate 69 to 27. This is the voting record in the Senate:
Grouped by Home State
Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Not Voting Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Arizona: Flake (R-AZ), Nay McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Boozman (R-AR), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Yea Coons (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Yea Rubio (R-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Hirono (D-HI), Yea Schatz (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Nay Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Yea Kirk (R-IL), Nay
Indiana: Coats (R-IN), Yea Donnelly (D-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Nay Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: Moran (R-KS), Not Voting Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky: McConnell (R-KY), Nay Paul (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea King (I-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: Cowan (D-MA), Yea Warren (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Blunt (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay
Nebraska: Fischer (R-NE), Yea Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Nevada: Heller (R-NV), Nay Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Ayotte (R-NH), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: Heinrich (D-NM), Yea Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea Portman (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: Graham (R-SC), Yea Scott (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Not Voting Cruz (R-TX), Nay
Utah: Hatch (R-UT), Nay Lee (R-UT), Nay
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia: Kaine (D-VA), Yea Warner (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Manchin (D-WV), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Baldwin (D-WI), Yea Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Enzi (R-WY), Yea
You can confirm this at the Library of Congress' Website:
http://www.senate.go...on=1&vote=00113
Thankfully the bill has stalled in committee in the House for now. These are the 66 Representatives that co-sponsored House Bill 684, the "Marketplace Fairness Act." I copied this from the Library of Congress' Website and they added the dates they signed onto the bill.
Rep Amodei, Mark E. [NV-2] - 2/14/2013
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 3/14/2013
Rep Barletta, Lou [PA-11] - 2/14/2013
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] - 4/23/2013
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7] - 2/14/2013
Rep Chu, Judy [CA-27] - 2/14/2013
Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1] - 4/23/2013
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 2/14/2013
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] - 2/14/2013
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-13] - 2/14/2013
Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-5] - 4/24/2013
Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [AR-1] - 2/14/2013
Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] - 2/14/2013
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 4/16/2013
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 5/9/2013
Rep DelBene, Suzan K. [WA-1] - 2/14/2013
Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] - 2/14/2013
Rep Deutch, Theodore E. [FL-21] - 2/14/2013
Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] - 2/14/2013
Rep Duckworth, Tammy [IL-8] - 4/10/2013
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] - 2/26/2013
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5] - 2/14/2013
Rep Ellmers, Renee L. [NC-2] - 2/14/2013
Rep Foster, Bill [IL-11] - 4/10/2013
Rep Gibson, Christopher P. [NY-19] - 2/14/2013
Rep Griffin, Tim [AR-2] - 2/14/2013
Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [VA-9] - 3/14/2013
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-3] - 2/27/2013
Rep Grimm, Michael G. [NY-11] - 2/14/2013
Rep Horsford, Steven A. [NV-4] - 3/14/2013
Rep Huffman, Jared [CA-2] - 4/23/2013
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 4/10/2013
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 2/14/2013
Rep Joyce, David P. [OH-14] - 4/23/2013
Rep Kilmer, Derek [WA-6] - 4/16/2013
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 2/14/2013
Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] - 3/14/2013
Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 2/14/2013
Rep Lowenthal, Alan S. [CA-47] - 4/23/2013
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 2/14/2013
Rep Noem, Kristi L. [SD] - 2/14/2013
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 2/14/2013
Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] - 2/14/2013
Rep Pocan, Mark [WI-2] - 4/10/2013
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] - 2/14/2013
Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] - 2/26/2013
Rep Rigell, E. Scott [VA-2] - 3/14/2013
Rep Ross, Dennis A. [FL-15] - 2/14/2013
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 4/16/2013
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38] - 2/14/2013
Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] - 2/26/2013
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 2/27/2013
Rep Schock, Aaron [IL-18] - 2/14/2013
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 2/14/2013
Rep Scott, Austin [GA-8] - 2/14/2013
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] - 4/24/2013
Rep Sinema, Kyrsten [AZ-9] - 4/23/2013
Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] - 3/14/2013
Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-14] - 2/14/2013
Rep Stivers, Steve [OH-15] - 2/14/2013
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-3] - 2/14/2013
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 4/16/2013
Rep Veasey, Marc A. [TX-33] - 4/23/2013
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] - 2/14/2013
Rep Wilson, Frederica S. [FL-24] - 4/23/2013
Rep Young, Todd C. [IN-9] - 2/14/2013
To confirm this go to the Library of Congress' website at:
http://thomas.loc.go...13:HR00684:@@@P
This bill is not dead. If you don't want it to come true, let your elected representatives know how you feel about this.
President Barack Obama
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When contacting Congress, a snail mail letter or a phone call has more impact than an email. They get so many emails that it isn't clear that they even read them anymore.
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If you know his or her name you could also write them at:
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To find your Representative in the House and their contact info go to: https://writerep.hou...p/welcome.shtml
If you know his or her name you could also write them at:
United States House of Representatives
Washington DC 20515
Edited by Luminosity, 15 June 2013 - 05:35 AM.
