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HR 5439 115th Congress House Taxation Computer security and identity theft Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Introduced: April 9, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2018
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.
Apr 17, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 17, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370)
Apr 17, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3370)
Apr 17, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5439.
Apr 17, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3371)
Apr 17, 2018
Mr. Renacci moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 11, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 11, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 9, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other IRS employees to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.

The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who: (1) have the ability to work across functions to resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case, and (2) are accountable for handling the case until its resolution.

What's happening now April 18, 2018

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.

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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5439: To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5439/
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"H.R. 5439: To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5439/.
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H.R. 5439, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5439/.
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