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HR 5801 110th Congress House

Free Internet Filing Act

Official title: To provide for direct access to electronic tax return filing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 30, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsConsumer education
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Electronic data interchangeGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityIncome taxInternal Revenue Service (IRS)InternetScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax returnsWeb sites
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 15, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free Internet Filing Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to enable individual taxpayers to file their income tax returns directly through the Internal Revenue Service website without the use of any intermediary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1074 Identical bill Free Internet Filing Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 30, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5801: Free Internet Filing Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5801/
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"H.R. 5801: Free Internet Filing Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5801/.
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H.R. 5801, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5801/.
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