H.R. 2901: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-15 · Taxation · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 2901 is laid on the table.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 2901 is laid on the table. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017

Plain summary

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. Unless otherwise provided by a specific appropriation, the IRS may not allocate more than $30 million per fiscal year (exclusive of costs of administering the program) for the program.

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Official text

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2901, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 (2018-04-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2901.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2901 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115