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HR 3457 110th Congress House Taxation Computer software Congress Congressional oversight Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Income tax Legislation Science, Technology, Communications Standards Tax administration Tax returns

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.

Introduced: December 4, 2007 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 4, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide a forms-based software service for all individual taxpayers to electronically prepare and file their federal income tax returns through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website, free of charge, for taxable years beginning after 2007.

Requires the Free File Alliance to meet certain standards promulgated by the federal government for business responsibility and commerciality of products or services.

Prohibits the Secretary from implementing a return-free tax system for taxable years beginning after 2007, unless authorized to do so by an Act of Congress.

What's happening now August 4, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 8 Republican 12
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 19, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 18, 2008
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 12, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 4, 2008
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 22, 2008
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 20, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 19, 2008
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 15, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 1, 2008
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 11, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Dec 4, 2007
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 27, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 26, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 26, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 26, 2007
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 17, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 17, 2007
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2007
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 4, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3457: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3457/
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"H.R. 3457: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3457/.
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H.R. 3457, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3457/.
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[H.R. 3457: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3457/)
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