S. 3450: Presidential Tax Transparency Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-17 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Plain summary

Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to disclose and make publicly available tax returns and return information for certain candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The requirement applies to tax returns and return information for the 10-year period before the individual becomes a candidate. The disclosure may not include the Social Security number of any individual, any financial account number, the name of any individual under age 18, or the home address of any individual (other than the city and state in which the address is located).

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Official text

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · 0 cosponsors

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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-115s3450.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3450 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115