118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1051 — Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act

“A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes.”

Taxation

Introduced Mar 29, 2023

Last action Mar 29, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Mar 29, 2023

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Referred

Mar 29, 2023

Finance

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Mar 29, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Mar 29, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.