[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       MAKE DIRECT FILE PERMANENT

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, each year, millions of Americans pay third-
party software companies to file their taxes. Having to pay hundreds of 
dollars in fees just to pay your taxes makes no sense.
  I championed a program called Direct File to change that, which was 
included in the Inflation Reduction Act. As a result, thousands of 
Americans filed their taxes directly with the government this year for 
free.
  Despite Big Tax Prep lobbying against Direct File, 140,000 Americans, 
including 33,000 Californians, used the pilot program this year. People 
want this program. Even better, 9 out of 10 people who used Direct File 
had a positive experience and said it made them more confident in the 
IRS.
  Let's take the win here, Congress. We don't have that many, to be 
honest. Let's make the Direct File program permanent and available 
nationwide.

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