HR-1058 : Still Just a Bill

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to be assisted, to be heard, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to an appeal, to certainty, to privacy, to confidentiality, to representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-04-16IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2015-04-15FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2015-04-15FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2230)House floor actions
2015-04-15FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058.House floor actions
2015-04-15FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2230-2232)House floor actions
2015-04-15FloorMr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2015-04-13CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.House floor actions
2015-04-13CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-70.House floor actions
2015-03-25CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2015-03-25CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2015-02-25IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.House floor actions
2015-02-25IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Taxation
See Subjects
  • Administrative remedies
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Right of privacy
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

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