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S 845 114th Congress Senate

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity…

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from bei… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.

Introduced: June 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Computer security and identity theftFraud offenses and financial crimesTax 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 24, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to implement security measures, including the use of security questions, in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated through electronic identity theft.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1595 Identical bill To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to …
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jun 18, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 845: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-845/
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"S. 845: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-845/.
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S. 845, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-845/.
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[S. 845: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-845/)
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