United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3153 (115th)
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
Introduced
29 June 2017
Last action
29 June 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance to establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of practitioner signatures in digital or other electronic form for the purposes of: (1) disclosures of tax returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer, and (2) any power of attorney executed by the taxpayer.
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Timeline
29 June 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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29 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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29 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
- related to ← 21st Century IRS Act
- related to ← Protecting Taxpayers Act
- related to ← Taxpayer First Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3153
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3153
- us · 115-hr-3153 · source updated 5 December 2025