H.R. 5439: To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-09 · Taxation · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 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. 5439 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 provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Plain summary

(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other IRS employees to resolve case issues as quickly as possible. The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who: (1) have the ability to work across functions to resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case, and (2) are accountable for handling the case until its resolution.

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Official text

To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5439, a bill to provide a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft (2018-04-13)

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David P. Joyce (R-OH)

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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-115hr5439.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5439 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115