To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for issuing identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) to adopted children for purposes of tax administration.
Latest action · Sep 28, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 28, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a program under which the legal guardian of an adopted child may obtain an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) for the child to prevent an individual from improperly claiming tax benefits with respect to the child. The IRS may require a child's IP PIN to be included in a tax return as a condition of receiving any tax benefit with respect to the child.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 28, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Sep 28, 2016 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Sep 28, 2016 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Sep 28, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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- Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House
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