Skip to main content
H.R. 5364 117th Congress House

Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2021 Introduced by: Mike Kelly Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Criminal procedure and sentencingEmployee performanceEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action September 24, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act

This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 2222 Identical bill Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act
  • HR 7485 Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act
  • S 4046 Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5364: Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5364/
MLA
"H.R. 5364: Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5364/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5364, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5364/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5364: Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5364/)
Report a problem