[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5736 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5736

 To direct the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to conduct a study on 
  the feasibility of notifying a taxpayer that a tax return has been 
                     filed in the taxpayer's name.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2016

  Mr. Curbelo of Florida (for himself and Ms. Graham) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to conduct a study on 
  the feasibility of notifying a taxpayer that a tax return has been 
                     filed in the taxpayer's name.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Identity Protection and 
Alert Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON NOTIFICATION OF TAXPAYERS WHEN RETURNS ARE FILED.

    Not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall 
submit a written report to Congress containing--
            (1) an assessment of the feasibility of notifying each 
        taxpayer when a return of tax (including any claim for credit 
        or refund) of such taxpayer is filed, including the feasibility 
        of transmitting such notification using the contact information 
        for such taxpayer on record with the Secretary in addition to 
        any contact information provided in the return, and
            (2) recommendations with respect to any infrastructure or 
        other changes that would facilitate the process of such 
        notification.
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