H.R. 3170 · 117th Congress · House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief for taxpayers that were victims of identity theft to commit unemployment insurance fraud.

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced
May 12, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, in taxable years beginning in 2020 or 2021, to

  • implement a process to hold harmless taxpayers who are identified as having unreported income if those taxpayers believe they are victims of identity theft, or that fraudulent unemployments benefits were claimed in their name; and
  • require states to report the amount of fraudulent unemployment benefits that are excluded as income from Form 1099-G's issued by the state due to suspected or confirmed fraud.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 12, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAY 12, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAY 12, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Committees

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: May 12, 2021

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