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<item congress="115" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5440" measure-id="id115hr5440" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2018-04-09" update-date="2018-09-13">
<title>To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hr5440v36" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2018-09-13">
<action-date>2018-04-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House amended</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide a publicly available notice at least 90 days before the effective date of a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center. The notice must identify: (1) the center proposed for closure, (2) the date of the proposed closure, and (3) alternative sources of taxpayer assistance which may be utilized by taxpayers affected by the closure.</p> <p>Treasury must also submit to Congress a report that includes the information in the notice and the reasons for the proposed closure. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115hr5440v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2018-04-10">
<action-date>2018-04-09</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide a publicly available notice at least 90 days before the effective date of a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center. The notice must identify: (1) the center proposed for closure, (2) the date of the proposed closure, and (3) alternative sources of taxpayer assistance which may be utilized by taxpayers affected by the closure.</p> <p>Treasury must also submit to Congress a report that includes the information in the notice and the reasons for the proposed closure. </p>]]></summary-text>
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