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HR 5659 111th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments where necessary to…

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments where necessary to correct a manifest injustice.

Introduced: July 1, 2010 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 1, 2010
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 Latest action July 1, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to pay advance refunds or credits of 2008 recovery rebates after December 31, 2008, if necessary to correct a manifest injustice.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments where necessary to correct a manifest injustice.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5659/
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"H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments where necessary to correct a manifest injustice.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5659/.
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H.R. 5659, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5659/.
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[H.R. 5659: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the payment of recovery rebates on the basis of tax returns for 2007 notwithstanding the limitation on timing of payments where necessary to correct a manifest injustice.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5659/)
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