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Taxpayer's Defense Act

Introduced: July 29, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 1999
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Jul 30, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1695-1696)
Jul 29, 1999
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.
Jul 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Taxpayer's Defense Act - Amends Federal provisions concerning discretionary congressional review of agency rules to prohibit a rule that establishes or increases a tax, however denominated, from taking effect before the enactment of a bill specifically authorizing the rule. Exempts a rule promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code.

Requires an agency promulgating such a rule to submit to each House of Congress a report containing the text of the part of the rule that establishes or increases a tax, and an explanation of the rule.

Outlines procedures for House and Senate consideration of the bill authorizing the rule to take effect.

What's happening now November 3, 1999

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Aug 5, 1999
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 29, 1999
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 29, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 29, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2636: Taxpayer's Defense Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2636/
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"H.R. 2636: Taxpayer's Defense Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2636/.
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H.R. 2636, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2636/.
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