Opposing the imposition of a value-added tax.

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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113 cosponsors · 113 R

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85 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Declares that imposing a value-added tax (VAT) would be a massive tax increase that would cripple families on fixed income and only further push back the U.S. economic recovery and that the House of Representatives opposes a VAT.