S. 4508: Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-12 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022

Plain summary

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a free on-line tax preparation and filing service and allows taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information and information held by the IRS. The bill prohibits the IRS from entering into any agreement that restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services or to provide tax return filing services. The bill requires the IRS to establish and operate programs to (1) facilitate claims for the child care and the earned income tax credits, (2) provide software for the preparation and filing of individual income tax returns for taxable years beginning after 2022, (3) allow taxpayers to download third-party provided return information and IRS-held information to their tax returns, and (4) allow taxpayers to elect to have their tax returns prepared by the IRS. The bill also requires verification of taxpayer identity and requires the IRS to conduct an outreach campaign to provide the public with information about this bill's programs and software.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · 22 cosponsors

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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-117s4508.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4508 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117