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Official Title as Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide for electronic filing of individual Federal income tax returns free of charge.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
08/04/2007Introduced in House

All Actions (2)

Date All Actions
08/04/2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/04/2007Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (115)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]* 08/04/2007
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] 09/04/2007
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] 09/04/2007
Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] 09/04/2007
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 09/07/2007
Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] 09/07/2007
Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] 09/07/2007
Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] 09/17/2007
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] 09/17/2007
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] 09/17/2007
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] 09/17/2007
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] 09/17/2007
Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] 09/17/2007
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] 09/17/2007
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] 09/17/2007
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] 09/17/2007
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] 09/17/2007
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] 09/17/2007
Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] 09/17/2007
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] 09/20/2007
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] 09/20/2007
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] 09/20/2007
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] 09/24/2007
Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] 09/24/2007
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 09/24/2007
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] 09/26/2007
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] 09/26/2007
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 09/26/2007
Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] 09/26/2007
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] 09/26/2007
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] 09/27/2007
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] 09/27/2007
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] 10/02/2007
Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] 10/02/2007
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7] 10/02/2007
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] 10/09/2007
Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] 10/09/2007
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 10/09/2007
Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] 10/09/2007
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] 10/09/2007
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] 10/09/2007
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 10/09/2007
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] 10/09/2007
Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] 10/16/2007
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] 10/16/2007
Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] 10/16/2007
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] 10/24/2007
Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] 10/24/2007
Rep. Rehberg, Dennis R. [R-MT-At Large] 10/24/2007
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] 10/24/2007
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] 10/30/2007
Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] 10/30/2007
Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] 11/14/2007
Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] 11/14/2007
Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] 12/04/2007
Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] 12/04/2007
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] 12/04/2007
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] 12/06/2007
Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] 12/11/2007
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] 12/19/2007
Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] 01/16/2008
Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] 02/06/2008
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] 02/13/2008
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] 02/25/2008
Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] 02/26/2008
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] 02/26/2008
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] 02/28/2008
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] 03/04/2008
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] 03/11/2008
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] 03/11/2008
Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] 03/31/2008
Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] 03/31/2008
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 03/31/2008
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 04/01/2008
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] 04/08/2008
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] 04/17/2008
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] 04/17/2008
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] 04/24/2008
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] 04/29/2008
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] 05/13/2008
Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] 05/13/2008
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] 05/13/2008
Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] 05/13/2008
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] 05/15/2008
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] 05/19/2008
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 05/19/2008
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] 05/19/2008
Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] 05/20/2008
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] 05/20/2008
Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] 05/20/2008
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 05/21/2008
Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] 05/21/2008
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 05/22/2008
Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] 05/22/2008
Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] 05/22/2008
Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] 05/22/2008
Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] 05/22/2008
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] 05/22/2008
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] 05/22/2008
Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] 06/03/2008
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] 06/04/2008
Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] 06/04/2008
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] 06/05/2008
Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] 06/05/2008
Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] 06/09/2008
Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] 06/09/2008
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] 06/10/2008
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] 06/11/2008
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] 06/12/2008
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] 06/18/2008
Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] 06/20/2008
Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] 06/23/2008
Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] 06/25/2008
Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] 07/23/2008
Rep. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20] 11/19/2008

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Ways and Means08/04/2007 Referred to

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Introduced in House (08/04/2007)

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into an agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide a forms-based software service for all individual taxpayers to electronically prepare and file their federal income tax returns through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website, free of charge, for taxable years beginning after 2007.

Requires the Free File Alliance to meet certain standards promulgated by the federal government for business responsibility and commerciality of products or services.

Prohibits the Secretary from implementing a return-free tax system for taxable years beginning after 2007, unless authorized to do so by an Act of Congress.