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HR 2992 100th Congress House

Taxpayers' Right to Know Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the major categories of Federal outlays and income be shown in graphs on the first page of th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the major categories of Federal outlays and income be shown in graphs on the first page of the instructions for individual income tax returns.

Introduced: July 30, 1987 See on congress.gov
Taxation Economics and Public FinanceFederal budgetsFederal receipts and expendituresGovernment publicity
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Government records, documents, and informationIncome taxInformation servicesTax returns
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 1987

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayers' Right to Know Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to include on the first page of instruction booklets for filing individual income tax returns a pie-shaped graph depicting the relative sizes of the following categories of Federal outlay for the immediately preceding fiscal year: (1) defense, veterans, and foreign affairs; (2) Social Security, medicare, and other retirement; (3) physical, human, and community development; (4) social programs; (5) law enforcement and general government; and (6) interest on the debt.

Requires a corresponding pie-shaped graph illustrating income from: (1) Social Security, medicare, unemployment, and other retirement taxes; (2) personal income taxes; (3) corporate income taxes; (4) borrowing to cover the deficit; and (5) excise, customs, estate, gift, and miscellaneous taxes.

Requires specified footnotes to the graph depicting major outlay categories.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 7, 1987
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 7, 1987
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 30, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2992: Taxpayers' Right to Know Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2992/
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"H.R. 2992: Taxpayers' Right to Know Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2992/.
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H.R. 2992, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2992/.
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