71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                     House Joint Memorial 12
 
Sponsored by Representative STARR; Representatives BROWN, BUTLER,
  DEVLIN, HILL, KNOPP, KRIEGER, KROPF, KRUSE, MINNIS, MORGAN,
  NELSON, SIMMONS, G SMITH, T SMITH, WESTLUND, WINTERS, WITT,
  ZAUNER, Senators GEORGE, MINNIS, STARR
 
 
To the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United
  States of America, in Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas the phone tax is an antiquated tax imposed more than
100 years ago to fund the Spanish-American War; and
  Whereas the phone tax initially was a luxury tax on the few
wealthy Americans who had phone service in 1898, but now is a tax
imposed on the 94 percent of households that have phone service;
and
  Whereas phone service has become an integral part of society
and is required for such technological equipment as computer
modems and facsimile machines; and
  Whereas the three percent phone tax imposes a hardship on
people with limited incomes, including senior citizens; now,
therefore,
 
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
 
  (1) The Congress of the United States is respectfully requested
to repeal the phone tax.
  (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to each member of the
Oregon Congressional Delegation.
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                                 Adopted by House March 30, 2001
 
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                                      Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                        Speaker of House
 
 
                                  Adopted by Senate May 9, 2001
 
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                                       President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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