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HR 1058 114th Congress House Taxation Administrative remedies Department of the Treasury Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Lawyers and legal services Right of privacy Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Introduced: February 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 15, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2230)
Apr 15, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2230)
Apr 15, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058.
Apr 15, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2230-2232)
Apr 15, 2015
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 13, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
Apr 13, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-70.
Mar 25, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of the IRS and be heard, to an appeal in an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

What's happening now April 16, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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