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Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

Introduced: April 7, 2016 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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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 April 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2766: Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2766/
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"S. 2766: Tax Return Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2766/.
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S. 2766, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2766/.
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