A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2025'', seeks to amend Public Law 86-272. The primary purpose is to expand the existing prohibition of State taxation regarding the solicitation of orders. It specifically modifies the definition of what constitutes the solicitation of orders''. Under this amendment, the term would include any business activity that facilitates the solicitation of orders. This applies even if the activity serves an independently valuable business function apart from the solicitation itself.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Does this make it easier to do business across state lines?
The bill simplifies interstate commerce by broadening the prohibition of state taxation on business activities that facilitate order solicitation.
- Scored +5
Does this cut taxes for small businesses?
The bill expands the definition of 'solicitation of orders' to protect more business activities from being taxed by states.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The expansion of the solicitation definition provides greater tax certainty for small businesses engaging in interstate commerce.
The opposite
- Scored -4
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
The bill limits the ability of individual states to tax business activities within their borders by expanding federal prohibitions.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Protection Against State Taxation: By broadening the definition of ``solicitation of orders'' in Section 2, the bill may protect business activities from being taxed by a State, even if those activities also serve other independent business functions.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The expansion of the solicitation definition provides greater tax certainty for small businesses engaging in interstate commerce. Does this cut taxes for small businesses? — The bill expands the definition of 'solicitation of orders' to protect more business activities from being taxed by states.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Business owners benefit from expanded protections against state-level taxation on facilitating business activities.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make it easier to do business across state lines? — The bill simplifies interstate commerce by broadening the prohibition of state taxation on business activities that facilitate order solicitation. Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill limits the ability of individual states to tax business activities within their borders by expanding federal prohibitions.
- 1/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Glenn GrothmanRepublican · Wisconsin
Bryan SteilRepublican · Wisconsin
Thomas TiffanyRepublican · Wisconsin