Proposal:Presidential Tax Transparency Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 162
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose and make publicly available tax returns and return information for certain candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The requirement applies to tax returns and return information for the 10-year period before the individual becomes a candidate.

The disclosure may not include the Social Security number of any individual, any financial account number, the name of any individual under age 18, or the home address of any individual (other than the city and state in which the address is located).

Bill Title

Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-01-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
• 2019-01-03: Introduced in House
• 2019-01-03: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.