This resolution expresses the House's strong opposition to digital services taxes, special taxes that several countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, have placed on revenue that large U.S. technology and internet companies earn from users in those countries. It states that these taxes unfairly single out American companies, since they are based on total revenue rather than profit and often apply retroactively, unlike normal international tax rules. The resolution supports the U.S. Trade Representative's past investigations into these taxes and calls on foreign governments to repeal or abandon them. It also urges federal agencies to keep using trade tools, such as Section 301 investigations, tariffs, or import restrictions, to pressure other countries to stop taxing U.S. digital companies this way. The resolution does not change U.S. law; it is a formal statement of the House's position on international tax policy.
Congressional Summary
This resolution calls on (1) all other countries to cease and desist from implementing any digital services tax (DST) or similar measure, repeal existing DSTs, and immediately stop unfairly targeting U.S. companies; and (2) U.S. government agencies to use all available methods and resources to protect U.S. companies from the discriminatory effects of DSTs.It also supports appropriate tax and trade tools, including Section 301 investigations into the implementation or proposal of DSTs by any nation. (Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 authorizes the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate and take action to enforce U.S. rights under trade agreements and respond to certain foreign trade practices.)
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-06-04
- Date Added
- 2026-07-07
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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