A proposed Internet sales tax that could see new life in Congress in coming weeks would cost U.S. online shoppers $24 billion in its first year, according to a study from an anti-tax group.

Supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act, passed by the Senate in May 2013, could push the House of Representatives to pass the bill after lawmakers return to Washington, D.C, next week for a short session before a newly elected Congress takes office in January.

But the legislation, which would allow states and local governments to collect sales tax on Internet purchases their residents make from sellers elsewhere, would cost U.S. Internet shoppers $300 billion to $340 billion over 10 years, said the study, commissioned by the National Taxpayers Union.

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