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H.R. 3153

Referred to Committee

Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

Introduced 6/29/2017•115th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

6/29/2017 • House

Summary

Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance to establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of practitioner signatures in digital or other electronic form for the purposes of: (1) disclosures of tax returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer, and (2) any power of attorney executed by the taxpayer.

Introduced in House • 6/29/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (7)

Party Breakdown

4
Democrats
3
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]

Republican • SC-7

Sponsored 6/29/2017

Cosponsors (6)

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Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]

D-WI-3

Joined 6/29/2017

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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

D-NC-1

Joined 9/25/2017

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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

D-NY-26

Joined 10/3/2017

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Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]

R-MI-8

Joined 10/27/2017

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

June 29, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Introduced in House6/29/2017

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors6