Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Oct 7, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Oct 7, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4046 | Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
| HR 5364 | Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2021 |
| HR 7485 | Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
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