United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1979 (114th)
Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015
Introduced
22 April 2015
Last action
22 April 2015 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Brenda Lawrence, Marcia Fudge
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Taxpayer Economic Hardship Protection Act of 2015 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to take certain actions to protect taxpayers in economic hardship from a tax levy, including the adoption of procedures and guidelines that consider the possibility that a taxpayer is in economic hardship before issuing a levy.
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Timeline
22 April 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 April 2015 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 April 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 April 2015
Sponsors
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Brenda Lawrence · D · Sponsor
- Marcia Fudge · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1979
- us · 114-hr-1979 · source updated 12 August 2025