3.0.0 439 2023-01-11T13:34:26Z 2023-01-11T13:34:26Z House HR 2017-01-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RENACCI:H.R. 439.Congress hasthe power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1:The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and generalWelfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States.Article 1,Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers,and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officerthereof.[Page H391]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-11T15:02:00Z 2017-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2017-01-11 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2017-01-11 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-01-11 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2017-01-11 True B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2017-01-11 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2017-01-11 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-01-11 True C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-01-11 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2017-01-11 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2017-01-11 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2017-01-11 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2017-01-11 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2017-01-11 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2017-01-13 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2017-01-27 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2017-02-06 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2017-02-09 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2017-10-31 False Taxation Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Treasury Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2017-01-11 Introduced in House 2017-04-11T16:15:17Z Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take several actions to prevent and respond to tax-related identity theft and tax fraud.

Treasury or the IRS must:
  • establish a centralized point of contact for identify theft victims;
  • provide notifications, instructions, and forms to suspected victims of identity theft;
  • provide various reports to Congress regarding identity theft, tax refund fraud, and related prevention programs;
  • use information available from the Do Not Pay Initiative established by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 to help prevent identity theft tax refund fraud;
  • establish an information sharing and analysis center to centralize, standardize, and enhance data compilation and analysis to facilitate sharing actionable data and information with respect to identity theft;
  • establish within the IRS Criminal Investigation Division the position of Local Law Enforcement Liaison to interact with state and local law enforcement authorities with respect to tax-related identity theft; and
  • provide specified identity theft prevention information to taxpayers who are on hold during a taxpayer service telephone call.

The Inspector General for Tax Administration must report to Congress regarding identity theft phone scams under which individuals attempt to obtain personal information over the phone from taxpayers by falsely claiming to be calling from or on behalf of the IRS.

No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.

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Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Display Title Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent tax-related identity theft and tax fraud, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr439ih/xml/BILLS-115hr439ih.xml 2017-01-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.