S. 2222
Referred to CommitteeProtect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act
Introduced 6/24/2021•117th Congress•Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
6/24/2021 • Senate
Summary
Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act
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.
Introduced in Senate • 6/24/2021
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Taxation
Criminal procedure and sentencingEmployee performanceEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Originated in the Senate
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June 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Introduced in Senate6/24/2021