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H.R. 5236: Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2014

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H.R. 5236: Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2014

Plain summary

Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to include certain felony violations under the Internal Revenue Code as aggravated identity theft, including the following offenses when committed in connection with the filing of a tax return: (1) conspiracy to defraud the government with respect to claims; (2) false, fictitious or fraudulent claims; and (3) conspiracy to commit any offense against, or to defraud, the United States.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Taxpayer Identity Theft Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5236 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113