HR 5364
117th Congress
House
Taxation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employee performance
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act
Introduced: September 24, 2021
Introduced by:
Kelly, Mike
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
Sep 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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