Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

This bill, introduced in 2001, sought to permanently prohibit state and local governments from imposing taxes on internet access fees. It also aimed to prevent "multiple or discriminatory" taxes on electronic commerce, ensuring that online purchases were not taxed at higher rates or by more jurisdictions than similar offline transactions. For everyday citizens, this legislation was designed to keep monthly internet bills lower and protect online shoppers from being unfairly targeted with extra taxes simply because they chose to shop on the web. While this specific version of the bill did not become law, its core provisions were later incorporated into subsequent extensions of the federal internet tax moratorium.