To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-12-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends: (1) the Freedom of Information Act to require the Department of the Treasury to make available each federal income tax return filed by an individual serving as President upon request, and (2) the Internal Revenue Code to authorize Treasury to disclose such returns.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.

1. Release of Federal income tax returns of the President upon request Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at any time while an individual serves as President, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available each Federal income tax return filed by the individual upon request. . 2. Disclosure permitted (a) In general Section 6103(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Disclosure of tax returns of the President The Secretary may disclose returns of the President pursuant to section 552(n) of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to disclosures made after the date of the enactment of this Act.