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HR 6327 109th Congress House

Free File Reform Act of 2006

Official title: To make certain management reforms to the Free File program of the Internal Revenue Service.

Introduced: December 8, 2006 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation AdvertisingCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceConsumer education
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Consumer protectionEarned income tax creditElectronic data interchangeElectronic government informationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsIncome taxMarketingRight of privacyScience, Technology, CommunicationsState taxationTax preparersTax returnsTaxpayersWelfare recipients
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Nov 15, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 15, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free File Reform Act of 2006 - Requires the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to ensure that: (1) all services presented through the Free File program (free electronic filing of tax returns) are made available to all eligible taxpayers, particularly low-income, disadvantaged, and underserved taxpayers; and (2) companies participating in the Free File program protect taxpayer privacy rights and provide free tax return preparation services to state Free File programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Bean, Melissa
· Dec 8, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 8, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Dec 8, 2006
Campbell, John
· Dec 8, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 8, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 8, 2006
Rogers, Mike
· Dec 8, 2006
ROSS, MIKE
· Dec 8, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Dec 8, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 8, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Dec 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6327: Free File Reform Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6327/
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"H.R. 6327: Free File Reform Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6327/.
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H.R. 6327, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6327/.
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