# 114-hr-5893: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2016

114-hr-5893, No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5893
- Congress: 114
- Title: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a state from imposing sales and use tax obligations or assessments on a person who is not a purchaser or seller with a physical presence in the state during the calendar quarter for which the obligation or assessment is imposed. The person must be physically present for a state to: (1) impose obligations for collecting a sales, use, or similar tax or for collecting related information; (2) assess such a tax on a person; or (3) treat a person as doing business in the state for the purposes of such a tax. A person is physically present if the person's business activities in the state include: owning or leasing certain property in the state; having one or more employees, agents, or independent contractors in the state specifically soliciting product or service orders from customers in the state or who provide on-site design, installation, or repair services on behalf of the remote seller; or maintaining an office in the state with at least three employees. Physical presence does not include: (1) certain referral agreements, (2) presence for less than 15 days in a year, (3) delivery and product placement services offered by an interstate or in-state common carrier, or (4) Internet advertising services provided by in-state residents which are not exclusively directed towards or exclusively soliciting in-state customers. The bill specifies that U.S. district courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions to enforce this bill.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6300: Unaffordable Care Act
- 114-hr-6292: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6244: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions as qua…
- 114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
- 114-hr-6133: Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-5893 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5893)

## Related
- [114-hr-6300: Unaffordable Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6300)
- [114-hr-6292: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6292)
- [114-hr-6244: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain non-signif…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6244)
- [114-hr-6207: ACTivate Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6207)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6133: Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6133)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5893 (as of 2025-11-18).