H.R. 5438: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.
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H.R. 5438: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.
115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-09 · Taxation · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5438 is laid on the table.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] · 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. 5438 is laid on the table. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to: (1) advise taxpayers of the availability of, and eligibility requirements for receiving, advice and assistance from low-income taxpayer clinics that receive grants from Treasury; and (2) provide the location and contact information for the clinics.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5438.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5438 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115