Rep. Lofgren Votes to Extend Internet Tax Moratorium

Bill Would Place Seven Year Moratorium on New Internet Taxes

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today voted to pass as amended H.R. 3678, Internet Tax Moratorium Extension. The bill, which the United States Senate passed on a voice vote, extends the moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access, which expires on November 1, 2007, for seven years — to November 1, 2014.

“This bill is a welcome and refreshing instance of bipartisan, bicameral cooperation, and I’m proud to have voted for it,” noted Rep. Zoe Lofgren. “While I strongly support a permanent ban on internet access taxes and co-sponsored legislation to do just that, I voted for the seven-year extension, the longest ever passed by Congress, out of concern over the looming expiration of the moratorium. Those of us who live in Silicon Valley have long realized that the internet is one of the main drivers of the U.S. economy. The passage of this moratorium means that service providers will have more certainty when deciding whether to make critical investments in the basic infrastructure of the internet.”

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren is serving her seventh term in Congress representing most of the City of San Jose and Santa Clara County. She serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. She also Chairs the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee. Congresswoman Lofgren is Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation consisting of 34 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California.