Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 15, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-428.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2008
- Passed SenateOct 2, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 6, 2008
- Became lawOct 15, 2008Public Law 110-428
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 27, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons tax return information of prisoners whom the Secretary has determined may have filed or facilitated the filing of a false tax return. Prohibits the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons from disclosing any prisoner tax return information to any person other than an officer or employee of such Bureau. Restricts the use of such tax return information to preventing the filing of false and fraudulent tax returns. Terminates such disclosure authority after December 31, 2011. Imposes recordkeeping and reporting requirements on the Bureau with respect to disclosures of prisoner tax return information.
Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on the filing of false and fraudulent tax returns by federal and state prisoners and to make such reports available to the public.
Requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to submit a written report to Congress by December 31, 2010, on the implementation of the authority to disclose prisoner tax return information.
Amends the federal judicial code with respect to certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage before age 55. Requires restoration of such benefits, at the same rate, upon the dissolution of the remarriage by death, divorce, or annulment, if specified requirements are met.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 25, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Sep 25, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2008 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 15, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-428.
- Oct 6, 2008Presented to President.
- Oct 2, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10405)
- Oct 2, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 2, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 29, 2008Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 27, 2008Mr. Lewis (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 27, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10199-10200)
- Sep 27, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7082.
- Sep 27, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10199)
- Sep 27, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 25, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10405 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND | Oct 2, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10199, H10200Text printed H10199 | Jim Ramstad R-MN, John Lewis D-GA | Sep 27, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 21, 2008H.R. 7082, Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 2, 2008 and signed by the President on October 15, 2008</p>
- Nov 21, 2008H.R. 7082, Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 2, 2008 and signed by the President on October 15, 2008
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44005 | Questions of the Privileges of the House: An Analysis | Report | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R41343 | Veterans Medical Care: FY2011 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jun 13, 2011 |
| R40737 | Veterans Medical Care: FY2010 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2010 |
| RL34598 | Veterans Medical Care: FY2009 Appropriations Archived | Report | Oct 24, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Annuities
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Death
- Divorce
- Families
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Income tax
- Inspectors general
- Judicial officers
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Marriage
- Prisoners
- Survivors' benefits
- Tax evasion
- Tax returns
- Taxation
- Widowers
- Widows
- Women
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 29, 2008Received in Senate
- Sep 27, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 25, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
