H.R.1957 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Taxpayer First Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] (Introduced 03/28/2019)
Committees: House - Ways and Means; Financial Services
Latest Action: Senate - 04/10/2019 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced

    Array ( [actionDate] => 2019-04-09 [displayText] => Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-39, Part I. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )

  2. Passed House

    Array ( [actionDate] => 2019-04-09 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3151-3162) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )

  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law
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Summary: H.R.1957 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

There is one summary for H.R.1957. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

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Introduced in House (03/28/2019)

Taxpayer First Act of 2019

This bill modifies requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding its organizational structure, customer service, enforcement procedures, management of information technology, and use of electronic systems.

The bill includes provisions that

The bill requires the IRS Commissioner to appoint a Chief Information Officer, modifies the requirements for managing information technology, and authorizes streamlined critical pay authority for certain IRS information technology positions.

The bill also requires the IRS to implement

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1957/summary/00