Taxes on Internet access services could top $14 billion a year if Congress allows the Internet Tax Freedom Act to expire at midnight on Dec. 11. That’s according to a new study from economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin’s American Action Forum.

The list of sensible legislation passed by the House but languishing in the Democratic Senate is long and distinguished. But of all the bills Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has refused to bring to the floor, an extension of the ban on Net access taxes stands out for the acute consumer pain...