3.0.0 5364 2022-12-31T08:58:55Z 2022-12-31T08:58:55Z House HR 2021-09-24 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 166 (Friday, September 24, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5364.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H5174]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-09-24T13:01:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-09-24T13:01:30Z Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act 117 2222 S 2021-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act 117 7485 HR 2022-04-07 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Financial Services, 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. Related bill CRS Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act 117 4046 S 2022-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2021-09-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2021-09-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] Mike Kelly R PA 16 N 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 Taxation 00 2021-09-24 Introduced in House 2021-10-22T13:58:29Z 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.

]]> Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5364ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5364ih.xml 2021-09-24 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. 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.