To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft, to require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronic filing of the annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the information technology of the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods, and for other purposes.
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Legislative structure
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.Recorded vote · House roll call 146 · 2018-04-18
414 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 15 Not voting — Passed
Actions (20)
| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-10 | — | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2018-04-10 | — | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2018-04-10 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2018-04-10 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2018-04-13 | — | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488. |
| 2018-04-13 | — | Committee on Financial Services discharged. |
| 2018-04-13 | — | Committee on Financial Services discharged. |
| 2018-04-13 | — | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-637, Part I. |
| 2018-04-13 | — | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-637, Part I. |
| 2018-04-16 | 18:43:12 | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 831 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5444 and H.R. 5445. Rule provides for consideration of both H.R. 5444 and H.R. 5445 under closed rules with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means for each measure. Rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each measure. |
| 2018-04-18 | 13:38:54 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 831. (consideration: CR H3411-3422) |
| 2018-04-18 | 13:38:59 | Rule provides for consideration of both H.R. 5444 and H.R. 5445 under closed rules with one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means for each measure. Rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each measure. |
| 2018-04-18 | 13:40:49 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5444. |
| 2018-04-18 | 14:25:57 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| 2018-04-18 | 14:26:43 | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 5444, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Jenkins (KS) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage of H.R. 5444 until later in the legislative day. |
| 2018-04-18 | 17:55:11 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3429) |
| 2018-04-18 | 18:03:26 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 146). (text: CR H3411-3416) |
| 2018-04-18 | 18:03:26 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 146).(text: CR H3411-3416) |
| 2018-04-18 | 18:03:28 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2018-04-18 | 18:03:29 | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, the text of H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and H.R. 5446, all as passed by the House, were appended to the end of the engrossment of H.R. 5444 as new matter. |
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