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HR 5175 109th Congress House

IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2006

Official title: 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: April 25, 2006 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityIdentification devicesIncome tax
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Mass mediaScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax refundsTax returnsTaxpayers
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Apr 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 25, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to use any means of mass communication to disclose taxpayer identity information for purposes of notifying persons entitled to tax refunds.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5175: IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5175/
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"H.R. 5175: IRS Refund Accessibility Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5175/.
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H.R. 5175, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5175/.
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