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S 915 107th Congress Senate

IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass communications … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds.

Introduced: May 21, 2001 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityIdentification devicesIncome tax
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Mass mediaPersonal income taxScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax refundsTax returnsTaxpayers
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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May 21, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 21, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to use any means of mass communication to disclose taxpayer identity information in order to notify individuals entitled to tax refunds.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1443 Identical bill IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 915: IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-915/
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"S. 915: IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-915/.
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S. 915, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-915/.
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