Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 15, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 15, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 15, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 951 | Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 15, 2015 |
| HR 1058 | Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 16, 2015 |
| S 1578 | Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jun 16, 2015 |
| HR 2029 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2015 |
| S 2333 | Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 | Related bill | Nov 30, 2015 |
| HR 4128 | Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015 | Related bill | Nov 30, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2015Introduced in Senate
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