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HR 3039 113th Congress House

Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return.

Introduced: August 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Budget deficits and national debtGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 2, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1242)
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide individual taxpayers via U.S. mail annual receipts for income taxes reported for the preceding taxable year. Requires such tax receipts to: (1) state the amount of taxes paid by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's filing status, earned income, taxable income, and other information; (2) contain tables listing expenditures in categories of the federal budget and the 10 most costly tax expenditures and related spending information; and (3) contain an annual budget review prepared by the Secretary, in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), to assist taxpayers in understanding the federal budget and government spending.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3039: Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3039/
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"H.R. 3039: Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3039/.
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H.R. 3039, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3039/.
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