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Introduced Session

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (VITA grant program) for the development, expansion, or continuation of volunteer tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. The bill establishes the National Center to Promote Quality, Excellence, and Evaluation in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance. The Center shall: (1) promote the adoption of a universally accessible volunteer training platform for the preparation of federal income tax returns, (2) provide technical assistance to tax return preparation program managers, (3) identify and disseminate best practices related to tax site management, (4) support outreach and marketing efforts, and (5) provide evaluation of programs and activities funded under this Act.

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Michael Honda (D)*,  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Corrine Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  André Carson (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  John Conyers (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Joseph Crowley (WFP),  Danny Davis (D),  Donna Edwards (D),  Keith Ellison (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Alan Grayson (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Rubén Hinojosa (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Jim McDermott (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Collin Peterson (D),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Charles Rangel (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  José Serrano (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Filemón Vela (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/30/2016)

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