H.R. 1152
119th Congress
Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act
5
Cosponsors
15
Actions
0
Amendments
2
Committees
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Since introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1 avril 2025·1 year ago
Summary
Introduced in House · Updated 28 mars 2025
Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act
This bill provides that a federal tax document or payment that is electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall be considered delivered to the IRS on the date such document or payment is sent. Further, the bill requires the IRS to issue guidance on electronically submitted federal tax documents and payments no later than December 31, 2025.
Under current law, a federal tax document or payment that is sent by mail is considered delivered to the IRS on the date that such document or payment is postmarked and is considered timely if the postmark date is on or before the due date of such document or payment. (This is known as the mailbox rule.)
Further, under current law, the IRS is authorized to provide guidance on electronically submitted federal tax documents but not payments. In accordance with such authority, IRS guidance provides that the date that an authorized electronic return transmitter receives the transmission of an electronically filed document on its host system is the electronic postmark date.
The bill expands the mailbox rule to include all electronically submitted federal tax documents and payments and specifically requires the IRS to provide guidance on electronically submitted payments.
Timeline
15 actions
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
1 avril 2025 · IntroReferral
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1354-1356)
31 mars 2025 · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1152.
31 mars 2025 · Floor
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
31 mars 2025 · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
31 mars 2025 · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1355)
31 mars 2025 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
31 mars 2025 · Floor
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-45.
27 mars 2025 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-45.
27 mars 2025 · Committee
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 32.
27 mars 2025 · Calendars
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
12 février 2025 · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
12 février 2025 · Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
10 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
10 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
10 février 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
5 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]ILCosponsors
- Democrat360%
- Republican240%
- Democrat:Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
- Democrat:Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]IL
- Republican:Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
- Democrat:Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA
- Republican:Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4]IA
Classification
Policy area
TaxationLegislative subjects
Committees
2
Ways and Means Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To10 Feb 2025
- Markup By12 Feb 2025
- Reported By27 Mar 2025
Finance Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To1 Apr 2025
Reports
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