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Taxpayer's Defense Act

Introduced: June 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 1998
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 26, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to House Rules
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 19, 1998
Referred to House Judiciary
Jun 19, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1178-1179)
Jun 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer's Defense Act - Amends Federal law provisions concerning discretionary congressional review of agency rules to set forth provisions mandating that a rule that establishes or increases a tax, however denominated, shall not take effect before the enactment of a bill the text of which has been submitted to each House of the Congress by the agency promulgating the rule in a report that contains the bill's text and an explanation of the bill. Exempts a rule promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code.

Outlines introduction, referral, and consideration procedures for approval of the bill.

What's happening now July 23, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 23, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4096: Taxpayer's Defense Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4096/
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"H.R. 4096: Taxpayer's Defense Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4096/.
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