Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1058
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2015-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Lawyers and legal services
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: 

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to be assisted, to be heard, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to an appeal, to certainty, to privacy, to confidentiality, to representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

action_date: 2015-04-13
text: 

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of the IRS and be heard, to an appeal in an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

action_date: 2015-04-15
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of the IRS and be heard, to an appeal in an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2230)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2230)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2230-2232)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-70.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-70.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-25
text: Introduced in House