The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2024
HR 8292

Sponsored by Jason Smith (R)

Taxpayer Data Protection Act

Would have raised fines and prison terms for unlawful sharing of taxpayer data.

Tradeoff

Would have raised the maximum fine for unauthorized taxpayer data disclosure from $5,000 to $250,000. Also would have raised the maximum prison term from 5 years to 10 years.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 8292, Taxpayer Data Protection Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/60366 · May 2024

Passed the House by on September 17, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 8, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(May 8, 2024)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 40 - 1(May 15, 2024)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-570.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 17, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 18, 2024)