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S. 1074

Referred to Committee

Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

Introduced 5/9/2017•115th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

5/9/2017 • Senate

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 Senate • 5/9/2017

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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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Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

Republican • OH

Sponsored 5/9/2017

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 9, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Introduced in Senate5/9/2017

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Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1