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• Latest Action: Nov 09, 2011 Introduced in Senate

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• Committee Assignment: Senate Finance

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• United Auto Workers

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• Service Employees International Union

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• National Education Association

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• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

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• International Association of Fire Fighters

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• Department for Professional Employees, AFL CIO

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• American Federation of Teachers

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• AFSCME

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• AFL-CIO

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• Certified Commercial Investor Member Institute

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• American Apparel & Footwear Association

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• American Specialty Toy Retailing Association

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• Association for Christian Retail

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• Consumer Electronics Association

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• Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition

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• Food Marketing Institute

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• Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America

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• Independent Running Retailer Association

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• Institute of Real Management

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• Jewelers of America

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• National Association of Chain Drug Stores

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• National Association of College Stores

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• National Association of Music Merchants

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• NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association

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• Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council

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• Professional Beauty Association

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• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

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• National Bicycle Dealers Association

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• National Grocers Association

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• National Home Furnishings Association

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• National Retail Federation

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• Outdoor Industry Association

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• Real Estate Roundtable

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• Realtors Land Institute

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• Retail Industry Leaders Association

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• Soccer Dealer Association

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• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

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• Tri-State Bookstore Association

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• World Floor Covering Association

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• FedTax.net

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• Abbell Credit Corporation

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• Acadia Realty Trust

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• Amazon

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• AutoZone, Inc.

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• Balliet's LLC

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• Barnes and Noble, Inc.

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• Beall’s, Inc.

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• Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Inc.

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• Blake Hunt Ventures, Inc.

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• Build-A-Bear Workshop

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• CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

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• Cencor Realty Services

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• The Container Store, Dallas, Texas

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• Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

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• DDR Corp.

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• DLC Management Corp.

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• Donahue Schriber Realty Group

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• Edens & Avant

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• Evergreen Devco, Inc.

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• Fairfield Corporation

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• Federal Realty Investment Trust

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• FedTax

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• L. Michael Foley and Associates

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• Foot Locker, Inc.

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• Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

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• Gap Inc.

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• Garrison Pacific Properties

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• General Growth Properties

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• Glimcher Realty Trust

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• Hart Realty Advisers, Inc.

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• Greeby Companies

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• David Hocker & Associates, Inc.

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• Home Depot, Inc.

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• Hy-Vee

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• Amazon.com, Inc

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• National Governors Association

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• The Real Estate Roundtable

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• American Booksellers Association

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• National Association of Counties

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• American Veterinary Medical Association

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• National Association of Realtors

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• International Council of Shopping Centers

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Opposing Organizations

• Overstock.com, Inc

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• Ebay.com, Inc

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Highly Rated Blog Articles

• Internet sales tax fairness needed now « On Politics - July 13, 2012 by Scott MacKay - I strongly support and urge Congress to immediately pass S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act granting states the choice to efficiently enforce their existing sales and use tax laws. Individuals, businesses and government will ...

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  As noted by Scott MacKay on July 13, 2012, "I strongly support and urge Congress to immediately pass S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act granting states the choice to efficiently enforce their existing sales and use tax laws. Individuals, businesses and government will ..." (/url?q=http://wrnipoliticsblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/internet-sales-tax-fairness-needed-now/&sa=U&ei=rD0MUODSL4aa2AWh4Ogu&ved=0CEIQmAEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNFlio8xKZWlUd-o9oGyDm1D7oyYnA)
• National Taxpayers Union - The Internet Tax Threat That Won't Go ... - July 12, 2012 by http://blog.ntu.org/ - I strongly support and urge Congress to immediately pass S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act granting states the choice to efficiently enforce their existing sales and use tax laws. Individuals, businesses and government will ...

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  As noted by http://blog.ntu.org/ on July 12, 2012, "I strongly support and urge Congress to immediately pass S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act granting states the choice to efficiently enforce their existing sales and use tax laws. Individuals, businesses and government will ..." (/url?q=http://www.ntu.org/governmentbytes/the-internet-tax-threat-that.html&sa=U&ei=tDIBUJ_JK7SO2QWW__C-Cw&ved=0CCwQmAEwBA&usg=AFQjCNExomHk6nXGQ_apBvAre8LTv3N2cg)
• The internet sales tax bill - July 12, 2012 by Gene Veith - I strongly support and urge Congress to immediately pass S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act granting states the choice to efficiently enforce their existing sales and use tax laws. Individuals, businesses and government will ...

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• Guest Post: Why I support the Marketplace Fairness Act - August 27, 2012 by Taxgirl - ...productivity and profitability. It makes dealing with sales tax much, much easier for small business owners. Passage of S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act will prompt all states to simplify their sales tax laws. Therefore, I support the Marketplace Fai

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  As noted by Taxgirl on August 27, 2012, "...productivity and profitability. It makes dealing with sales tax much, much easier for small business owners. Passage of S.1832 the Marketplace Fairness Act will prompt all states to simplify their sales tax laws. Therefore, I support the Marketplace Fai" (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taxgirlfeed/~3/T_yHjmKJNgU/)
• NRF to Congress: Close the Sales Tax Loophole This Year to Strengthen Local Communities and Create Jobs - August 01, 2012 by Business Wire - WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Retail Federation today urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to support legislation that would simplify and streamline the sales tax system to allow states the authority to

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  As noted by Business Wire on August 01, 2012, "WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Retail Federation today urged members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to support legislation that would simplify and streamline the sales tax system to allow states the authority to" (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120801005780/en/NRF-Congress-Close-Sales-Tax-Loophole-Year)
• Back to Back Hill Hearings Signal Congress Ready to Move on E-Fairness - July 31, 2012 by NBCNews.com - Tomorrow, the Senate Commerce Committee will hear testimony on the Marketplace Fairness Act, sponsored by Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN). The Senate hearing on legislation to close the online sales tax loophole ...

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