United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5443 (115th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronic filing of the annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection.
Introduced
10 April 2018
Last action
18 April 2018 · Floor
Status
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5443 is laid on the table.
Sponsors
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require all tax-exempt organizations to file their annual information returns electronically, and (2) require the Internal Revenue Service to make the returns available to the public in a machine readable format.
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Timeline
10 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 2018
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
11 April 2018
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
17 April 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
17 April 2018
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3371)
Source: Floor
17 April 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3371)
Source: Floor
17 April 2018
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5443.
Source: Floor
17 April 2018
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3371-3372)
Source: Floor
17 April 2018
Floor
Mr. Kelly (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
18 April 2018
Floor
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5443 is laid on the table.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 April 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 17 April 2018
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017
- related to → Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017
- related to → Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2017
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft, to require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronic filing of the annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the information technology of the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Taxpayer First Act of 2018
- related to ← Taxpayer First Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5443
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5443
- us · 115-hr-5443 · source updated 7 April 2025