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Short Titles as Introduced

Free File Permanence Act of 2017

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Official Title as Introduced

To make permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
08/04/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (2)

Date All Actions
08/04/2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Action By: House of Representatives
08/04/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (132)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]* 08/04/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] 08/18/2017
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] 08/18/2017
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] 08/18/2017
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 08/18/2017
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 08/18/2017
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] 08/18/2017
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] 08/18/2017
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] 08/29/2017
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] 08/29/2017
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 08/29/2017
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] 08/29/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] 08/29/2017
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 08/29/2017
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] 08/29/2017
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 09/05/2017
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 09/05/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] 09/05/2017
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] 09/05/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 09/05/2017
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] 09/05/2017
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] 09/06/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] 09/06/2017
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] 09/06/2017
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] 09/06/2017
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] 09/06/2017
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 09/06/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 09/06/2017
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] 09/06/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 09/08/2017
Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] 09/08/2017
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] 09/08/2017
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] 09/08/2017
Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] 09/08/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] 09/08/2017
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 09/08/2017
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] 09/08/2017
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] 09/08/2017
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 09/08/2017
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] 09/08/2017
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] 09/08/2017
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 09/08/2017
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] 09/11/2017
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] 09/11/2017
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] 09/11/2017
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 09/25/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 09/25/2017
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 09/25/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 09/25/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 09/25/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 09/25/2017
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] 09/25/2017
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] 09/25/2017
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 09/25/2017
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 09/25/2017
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] 09/25/2017
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] 09/25/2017
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] 09/25/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] 09/25/2017
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] 09/25/2017
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 09/25/2017
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] 09/25/2017
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] 09/25/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] 09/25/2017
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] 09/25/2017
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] 09/25/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] 09/25/2017
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 09/25/2017
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 09/25/2017
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] 09/25/2017
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] 09/25/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 09/25/2017
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] 09/27/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 09/27/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] 09/27/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 10/06/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 10/06/2017
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 10/06/2017
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] 10/06/2017
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] 10/06/2017
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] 10/06/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 10/06/2017
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] 10/06/2017
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] 10/06/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] 10/19/2017
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] 10/19/2017
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] 10/19/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 10/19/2017
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] 10/19/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 10/19/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 10/19/2017
Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] 10/19/2017
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] 10/19/2017
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] 10/25/2017
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] 10/25/2017
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] 10/25/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 10/25/2017
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] 10/25/2017
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] 10/25/2017
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] 10/25/2017
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] 11/02/2017
Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] 11/02/2017
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] 11/02/2017
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] 11/02/2017
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] 11/28/2017
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] 11/28/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] 11/28/2017
Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] 11/28/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 11/28/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 11/28/2017
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 12/05/2017
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] 12/21/2017
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 12/21/2017
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] 01/09/2018
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] 01/09/2018
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] 01/30/2018
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] 02/05/2018
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] 02/05/2018
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] 02/13/2018
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] 02/13/2018
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] 03/06/2018
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 03/07/2018
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] 03/20/2018
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] 04/25/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 06/06/2018

Committees (1)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Ways and Means08/04/2017 Referred to

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Introduced in House (08/04/2017)

Free File Permanence Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File Program.

The program must work with state government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program, while continuing to:

  • provide free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70% of taxpayers by income;
  • provide all taxpayers (regardless of income) with a basic, online electronic fillable forms utility; and
  • work with the private sector to provide the free tax preparation and electronic filing services.

Treasury must work with the private sector through the program to identify and implement innovative new program features to improve and simplify the taxpayer's experience with completing and filing individual income tax returns.

The IRS and members of the tax software and electronic industry involved in the program must support and promote improvements within the program by mutually testing, piloting, and offering innovative solutions to:

  • simplify the tax system,
  • reduce compliance and reporting burdens,
  • increase tax return accuracy through financial data authentication,
  • strengthen the tax system against fraud through cybersecurity collaboration,
  • avoid duplication, and
  • maximize the use of electronic technology.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee must report annually to Congress regarding the program, including website statistics, cybersecurity standards, demographic information, marketing and education efforts, simplifications and innovations, and state and local participation.