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HR 1058 114th Congress House

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

Introduced: March 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative remediesDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Lawyers and legal servicesRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 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
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 Latest action April 16, 2015

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

 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.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • S 951 Related bill Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
  • S 1578 Related bill Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015
  • HR 2029 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
  • HR 4128 Related bill Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015
  • S 2333 Related bill Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015
  • S 943 Related bill Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 24, 2015
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 24, 2015
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 17, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 16, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Mar 16, 2015
Trott, David
· Mar 16, 2015
Reichert, David
· Mar 4, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1058: Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1058/
MLA
"H.R. 1058: Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1058/.
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H.R. 1058, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1058/.
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