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Fast and Efficient Tax Filing Act

Introduced: March 14, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 1996
For Further Action See H.R.2337.
Mar 14, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E369)
Mar 14, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fast and Efficient Tax Filing Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of any private designated delivery service under the timely-mailing-as-timely-filing rule.

What's happening now April 16, 1996

For Further Action See H.R.2337.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2337 Procedurally related Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 21, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 14, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3086: Fast and Efficient Tax Filing Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3086/
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"H.R. 3086: Fast and Efficient Tax Filing Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3086/.
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H.R. 3086, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3086/.
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