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Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006

Introduced: April 4, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 4, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E508)
Apr 4, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit: (1) tax return preparers from using any tax return information outside the United States or disclosing such information to any person located outside the United States; and (2) disclosure or use of tax return information based on taxpayer consent, with limited exceptions.

What's happening now April 4, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 5063 Related bill Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act of 2006
  • HR 5084 Related bill Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act of 2006
  • HR 5138 Related bill Taxpayer Information Protection and Privacy Act
  • S 2484 Related bill Protecting Taxpayer Privacy Act
  • S 2498 Related bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return pr…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 6, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 4, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5075: Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5075/
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"H.R. 5075: Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5075/.
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H.R. 5075, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5075/.
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