United States · Bill · S
S. 1194 (116th)
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019
Introduced
11 April 2019
Last action
11 April 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 201 9 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. Individuals participating in, or accessing information from, the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS. The IRS may not employ knowledge-based verification procedures to verify the identity of the individuals.
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Timeline
11 April 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
11 April 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 April 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1194
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1194
- us · 116-s-1194 · source updated 5 December 2025