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HR 4459 114th Congress House

Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue identity protection personal identification numbers with respect to identity theft-related tax fraud.

Introduced: February 3, 2016 Introduced by: Wagner, Ann Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Taxation Computer security and identity theftFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 3, 2016
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 Latest action February 3, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue an identity protection personal identification number to an individual taxpayer, after the taxpayer's true identity has been established and verified, to prevent the misuse of the taxpayer's social security account number on fraudulent income tax returns. IRS must then publicize the availability of such identification numbers, including through electronic means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4459: Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4459/
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"H.R. 4459: Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4459/.
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H.R. 4459, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4459/.
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