S 2766
114th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Computer security and identity theft
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 7, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish enhanced penalties for tax return identity theft crimes and other related fraud, including those committed against members of certain vulnerable and targeted groups.
Additionally, the bill modifies the state of mind requirement in identity theft prosecutions to eliminate the need to prove that a defendant knew that the means of identification belonged to another person.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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