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Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2025
To amend Public Law 86-272 to expand the prohibition of State taxation relating to certain solicitation of orders.
Summary
This bill amends Public Law 86-272, a 1959 law that limits states' ability to tax certain interstate commerce activities. The bill adds a definition to the law specifying that "solicitation of orders" includes any business activity that facilitates the solicitation of orders, even if that activity also serves another independently valuable business function. This expanded definition broadens the scope of activities protected from state taxation under the existing law. The practical effect is to expand which interstate commerce activities are protected from state taxation based on the solicitation of orders prohibition.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
Actions (2)
- Oct 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Oct 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 22 (legislative day, October 21), 2025
Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend Public Law 86-272 to expand the prohibition of State taxation relating to certain solicitation of orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Interstate Commerce Simplification Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
Section 101(d) of Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 555) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking “and” at the end,
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) the term ‘solicitation of orders’ means any business activity that facilitates the solicitation of orders even if that activity may also serve some independently valuable business function apart from solicitation.”. <all>
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