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S. 3186 115th Congress Senate

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish, incrementally over five years, a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish, incrementally over five years, a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft.

Introduced: July 9, 2018 Introduced by: Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Taxation Computer security and identity theftTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Jul 9, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4844-4845)
Jul 9, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 9, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4844-4845)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity.

Within five years of the enactment of this bill, Treasury must ensure that the program is made available to any individual residing in the United States.

 Related & companion bills 4
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  • HR 5437 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identi…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3186: Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3186/
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"S. 3186: Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3186/.
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S. 3186, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3186/.
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