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S. 1876 116th Congress Senate

Electronic Signature Standards Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish uniform standards for the use of electronic signatures w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish uniform standards for the use of electronic signatures with respect to any request for disclosure of a taxpayer's return or return information to a practitioner.

Introduced: June 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
Taxation Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Jun 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 18, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Signature Standards Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish uniform guidance for the use of electronic signatures with respect to any request for disclosure of a taxpayer's return or return information.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1876: Electronic Signature Standards Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1876/
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"S. 1876: Electronic Signature Standards Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1876/.
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S. 1876, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1876/.
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