Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005

H.R. 4862, the Internet Consumer Protection Act of 2005, proposed making the temporary federal ban on state and local taxes for internet access permanent. It also sought to eliminate "grandfather" clauses that allowed certain states to continue collecting internet taxes that were in place before the original federal ban was enacted. For the average citizen, this bill was intended to prevent the addition of new taxes to monthly internet service bills and ensure that electronic commerce remained free from multiple or discriminatory state taxes.