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Bipartisan Resolution by Representative Hodes seeks to mitigate threat WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Representative Paul Hodes (D, NH) introduced a bipartisan resolution to protect small businesses from tax collection burdens that would be imposed by the Streamlined Sales Tax. The resolution (H. Res. 1570), titled "Supporting the Preservation of Internet Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses," holds that Congress should not impose unfair tax collection burdens that would hurt the U.S. economy and consumers. The resolution is a response to legislation introduced in July 2010 by Representative Bill Delahunt (D, Mass.) which would force all retailers across the nation to become tax collectors for states that have joined the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP). The legislation would force out-of-state sellers to collect taxes for states where they have no physical presence, overturning a Supreme Court ruling that tax systems are so complex that they represent an unreasonable burden on inters