{"id":4531,"date":"2015-06-26T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2015-06-26T16:08:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:08:46","slug":"e-fairness-legislation-introduced-in-us-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2015\/06\/26\/e-fairness-legislation-introduced-in-us-house\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Fairness Legislation Introduced in US House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Rep Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a new E-Fairness bill, which would bring online sales tax parity to retail transactions and help states generate significant sales tax revenues which are currently going uncollected without federal action. The bill is called the Remote Transactions Parity Act\u00a0(H.R. 2775) and has bipartisan co-sponsors &#8211; including Michigan Rep. John Conyers (D-13). You may recall that legislation passed the Senate last session but failed to pass the House by the end of the year, requiring the introduction of a new set of bills. The League is hopeful that this momentum will help us see this legislation become law sometime soon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Summer Minnick is the Director of External Relations and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at sminnick@mml.org or 517-908-0301.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Rep Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, introduced a new E-Fairness bill, which would bring online sales tax parity to retail transactions and help states generate significant sales tax revenues which are currently going uncollected without federal action. 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