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S 1796 112th Congress Senate

Free File Program Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to make permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.

Introduced: February 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Computers and information technologyInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Nov 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 3, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free File Program Act of 2011 - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File program (free online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services provided by the private sector technology industry to lower income taxpayers).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2569 Related bill Free File Program Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 20, 2012
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1796: Free File Program Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1796/
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