S. 943 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

S. 943 — 114^th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.

Other Titles

• Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
• Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Sponsor

Rob Portman

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Taxation
• 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

Related Bills

• H.R. 1058 (114^th) : Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
• S. 951 (114^th) : Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
• S. 1578 (114^th) : Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015
• H.R. 2029 (114^th) : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
• H.R. 4128 (114^th) : Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015
• S. 2333 (114^th) : Taxpayer Rights Act of 2015

Major Actions

Introduced	4/15/2015
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	4/15/2015
		4/15/2015	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
		4/15/2015	Introduced in Senate

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