To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents.
Latest action · Feb 10, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Permits any enrolled agent properly licensed to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service to use the credentials or designation of "enrolled agent," "EA," or "E.A."
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2015 to Sep 10, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Apr 29, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 15, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 10, 2015 |
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 Feb 10, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 22, February 10, 2015, page H917.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 422 | A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents. | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2015 |
| S 914 | An original bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents. | Identical bill | Apr 14, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 31, United States Code, to clarify the use of credentials by enrolled agents.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced 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.
