S-943 : 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 accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-04-15IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2015-04-15IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
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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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