US Congress Senate Bill 996 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2297)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act Directs the Internal Revenue Service to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (VITA grant program) for the development, expansion, or continuation of volunteer tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. Establishes the National Center to Promote Quality, Excellence, and Evaluation in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. Requires such Center to: (1) promote the adoption of a universally accessible volunteer training platform for the preparation of federal income tax returns, (2) provide technical assistance to tax return preparation program managers, (3) identify and disseminate best practices related to tax site management, (4) support outreach and marketing efforts, and (5) provide evaluation of programs and activities funded under this Act.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2297)

HB4128 (Related) 2015-11-30 - Referred to House Financial Services
SB2333 (Related) 2015-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4835 (Related) 2016-03-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/996/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s996/BILLS-114s996is.pdf