US S240

Bill

US S240

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2019

Introduced
01/28/2019

In Committee
01/28/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to establish, incrementally over five years, a nationwide program to provide personal identification numbers to taxpayers to help prevent tax-related identity theft. This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity. Within five years of the enactment of this bill, Treasury must ensure that the program is made available to any individual residing in the United States.

AI Summary

This bill, the Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2019, requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a nationwide program over the course of five years to issue personal identification numbers (PINs) to taxpayers upon request. These PINs can be used in conjunction with a taxpayer's Social Security number or other identifying information to help verify the taxpayer's identity and prevent tax-related identity theft. Within five years of the bill's enactment, the program must be made available to any individual residing in the United States.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Susan Collins (R)*, Doug Jones (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S699-700) (on 01/28/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/240/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/240/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s240/BILLS-116s240is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s240/BILLS-116s240is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1957	Taxpayer First Act of 2019	Became Public Law No: 116-152. (TXT \| PDF)	Related
HR3151	Taxpayer First Act	Became Public Law No: 116-25. (TXT \| PDF)	Related
HRes1053	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for considerati	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S928	Taxpayer First Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2091)	Related

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