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HR 1979 114th Congress House

Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015

Official title: To strengthen the protections from levy by the Internal Revenue Service for taxpayers in economic hardship.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Taxation Debt collectionDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee performanceInternal Revenue Service (IRS)
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Performance measurementTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
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.
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Apr 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 22, 2015
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 Latest action April 22, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to take certain actions to protect taxpayers in economic hardship from a tax levy, including the adoption of procedures and guidelines that consider the possibility that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before issuing a levy.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 22, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1979: Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1979/
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"H.R. 1979: Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1979/.
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