US Congress House Bill 2297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns, and a program to provide technical assistance and disclose federal income tax return information to states that provide or seek to provide state-level tax filing and preparation software. The IRS may not enter into any agreement that restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. Individuals participating in, or accessing information from, the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS. The IRS may not employ knowledge-based verification procedures to verify the identity of the individuals.

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019

Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2019-04-12	House	Introduced in House

SB1194 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2297/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2297/BILLS-116hr2297ih.pdf