US Congress House Bill 5439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-18 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft. (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other IRS employees to resolve case issues as quickly as possible. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who: (1) have the ability to work across functions to resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case, and (2) are accountable for handling the case until its resolution.

To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]

Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]

Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-18	House	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.
2018-04-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-04-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370)
2018-04-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5439.
2018-04-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3371)
2018-04-17	House	Mr. Renacci moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-04-11	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-04-11	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2018-04-09	House	Introduced in House

HB5444 (Related) 2018-04-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR831 (Similar To) 2018-04-18 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB7227 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5439/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5439/BILLS-115hr5439ih.pdf