H.R. 5364 · 117th Congress · House

Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act

Active· Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter…
Introduced
Sep 24, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act

This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

  4. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

Committees

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

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