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S 1722 99th Congress Senate Taxation Corporations Corporations and Stocks Dividends Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Interest Stockholders Tax administration

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the separate mailing requirement for statements relating to interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 1, 1985 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 1985
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.
Oct 1, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 1, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the current requirement that statements regarding the payment of dividends, patronage dividends, or interest must be sent out to recipients by a separate first class mailing. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress on suitable means for distributing such information to recipients.

What's happening now October 4, 1985

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1722: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the separate mailing requirement for statements relating to interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1722/
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"S. 1722: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the separate mailing requirement for statements relating to interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1722/.
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S. 1722, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1722/.
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