Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017

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

1. 29 June 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 29 June 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 June 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 June 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 June 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 June 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 June 2017

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Sponsors

• Tom Rice · R · Sponsor
• RON KIND · D · Sponsor
• F. SENSENBRENNER · R · Cosponsor
• G. K. Butterfield · D · Cosponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
• Mike Bishop · 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