[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4026]
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  SA 2625. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title 
II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. REFUND TIMELINE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6402 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Required Timeline for Refunds to Certain Taxpayers.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer who files a 
     simple return electronically, the Secretary shall pay any 
     refund of an overpayment due to such taxpayer not later than 
     3 weeks after the date such return is accepted.
       ``(2) Simple return.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `simple return' means a return--
       ``(A) which includes only income reported on Forms W-2, 
     SSA-1099, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-R, and, in the case of 
     Alaska residents reporting the Alaska Permanent Fund 
     Dividend, 1099-MISC, and
       ``(B) which does not include income in excess of--
       ``(i) in the case of a joint return--

       ``(I) $250,000 in the aggregate, and
       ``(II) $200,000 for either spouse ($168,600, if the 
     individual has wages from more than 1 employer),

       ``(ii) $200,000 ($168,600, if the individual has wages from 
     more than 1 employer) in the case of a head of a household 
     (as defined in section 2(b)), and
       ``(iii) $125,000, in any other case.
     A return shall not fail to be treated as a simple return 
     solely because such return includes a claim of the credit 
     under section 21, 24, 25A, 25B, or 32, or a deduction under 
     section 219 or 221.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes 
     of the amendment made by subsection (a).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2024.
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