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H.R. 6507 114th Congress House

To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request,…

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Official title: To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 8, 2016
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 Latest action December 8, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends: (1) the Freedom of Information Act to require the Department of the Treasury to make available each federal income tax return filed by an individual serving as President upon request, and (2) the Internal Revenue Code to authorize Treasury to disclose such returns.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6507: To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6507/
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"H.R. 6507: To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6507/.
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H.R. 6507, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6507/.
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[H.R. 6507: To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6507/)
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