US HB273 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 273 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 92-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for President and Vice President to disclose federal income tax returns for the ten most recent taxable years. The returns must be disclosed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which must make the returns publicly available after redacting information that is necessary for protecting against identity theft, such as Social Security numbers. If the tax returns are not disclosed to the FEC as required by this bill, the Internal Revenue Service must provide the returns to the FEC upon receiving a written request from the FEC.

Title

Presidential Tax Transparency Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-08	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HB706 (Related) 2019-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
HR172 (Similar To) 2019-03-06 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB1612 (Related) 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.