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HR 2528 112th Congress House

Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011

Official title: To rescind the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a return-free tax system.

Introduced: December 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 14, 2011
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 Latest action July 14, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from developing or implementing a return-free tax system. Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 directing the Secretary to develop a return-free tax system.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Republican 5
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 15, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Feb 15, 2012
Garrett, Scott
· Feb 15, 2012
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 15, 2012
McHenry, Patrick
· Feb 15, 2012
WALDEN, GREG
· Dec 19, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Dec 14, 2011
Rogers, Mike
· Dec 14, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Dec 8, 2011
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Dec 1, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Nov 30, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Nov 16, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Nov 2, 2011
Black, Diane
· Nov 1, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 26, 2011
Renacci, James
· Oct 26, 2011
Sullivan, John
· Oct 25, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 25, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Oct 14, 2011
Paulsen, Erik
· Oct 14, 2011
Campbell, John
· Oct 12, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Oct 6, 2011
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Sep 23, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 23, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Sep 23, 2011
EMERSON, JO
· Sep 20, 2011
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Sep 14, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 13, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Sep 7, 2011
Reichert, David
· Jul 14, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2528: Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2528/
MLA
"H.R. 2528: Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2528/.
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H.R. 2528, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2528/.
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