Bill would stop states from taxing remote tech firms.
H.R. 9244 — Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2026 · Filed by Pat Harrigan (R-NC) · Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes a 1959 federal law. States cannot tax firms unless they have a big office or building in that state. The bill protects online goods and services. A firm needs only 15 days per year in a state. States lose power to tax out-of-state firms that use contractors or gather facts from far away.
Who it affects
Online and tech firms would pay fewer state taxes. States and cities would lose tax money. Local people and in-state firms would pay higher taxes.
One thing to notice
The bill shields out-of-state tech firms from state taxes. The cost falls on local people and in-state firms.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- online goods — Products sold on the internet, like software and music.
- office or building — A real place where a firm works in a state.
- contractors — Workers hired by a firm but not full-time staff.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 9, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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