S. 3246: Taxpayer First Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-19 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Taxpayer First Act of 2018

Plain summary

Taxpayer First Act of 2018 This bill modifies several administrative procedures and policies of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill includes provisions regarding programs that assist taxpayers in filing returns; relief from joint and several liability for a joint tax return; whistle-blower protections; the retention of electronic records; rehiring, removing, or transferring IRS employees; limitations on the access of non-IRS employees to tax returns and return information; the filing requirements for tax-exempt organizations; IRS audit criteria; protections against identity theft and tax refund fraud; penalties for the improper disclosure or use of information by preparers of tax returns; transferring appropriations between IRS accounts to combat tax fraud; streamlined critical pay authority for certain IRS information technology positions; an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings; and the electronic filing of tax returns.

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Official text

Taxpayer First Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · 13 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Thune (R-SD), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

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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).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3246.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3246 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115