United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5114 (109th)
Tax Return Choice Act of 2006
Introduced
6 April 2006
Last action
6 April 2006 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Anna Eshoo, Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], ROBERT GOODLATTE, Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], JOHN SHIMKUS, Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Pete Sessions, Sam Graves, Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45], K. Conaway, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], JOSEPH CROWLEY, Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Stevan Pearce, Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Cathy Rodgers, Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], John Boozman, Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Bill Shuster, Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3], Mario Diaz-Balart, Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Ken Calvert, JOHN CULBERSON, Michael Simpson, Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Tax Return Choice Act of 2006 - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from providing individual taxpayers with free electronic tax preparation and filing services except through the Free File program and the Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Assistance Centers, Tax Counseling for the Elderly, and volunteer income tax assistance programs. Repeals the provision of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 directing the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a return-free tax system.
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Timeline
6 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 April 2006 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2006
Sponsors
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Anna Eshoo · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] · R · Sponsor
- ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- JOHN SHIMKUS · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Pete Sessions · R · Sponsor
- Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Stevan Pearce · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Cathy Rodgers · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Bill Shuster · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Mario Diaz-Balart · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Sponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Sponsor
- Michael Simpson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5114
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5114
- us · 109-hr-5114 · source updated 15 August 2025