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HR 162 116th Congress House

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require public disclosure of individual tax returns of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose and make publicly available tax returns and return information for certain candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The requirement applies to tax returns and return information for the 10-year period before the individual becomes a candidate.

The disclosure may not include the Social Security number of any individual, any financial account number, the name of any individual under age 18, or the home address of any individual (other than the city and state in which the address is located).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 4, 2019
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 8, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 162: Presidential Tax Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-162/
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"H.R. 162: Presidential Tax Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-162/.
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H.R. 162, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-162/.
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