United States · Bill · S
S. 3278 (115th)
Protecting Taxpayers Act
Introduced
26 July 2018
Last action
3 October 2018 · Committee
Status
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-574.
Sponsors
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Protecting Taxpayers Act This bill modifies the organizational structure, management practices, and enforcement procedures of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill modifies policies regarding: the IRS Oversight Board, employee training procedures, tax enforcement procedures, various tax requirements that affect small businesses, the correction of errors by retirement plan administrators, programs that assist low-income taxpayers, the IRS appeals process for taxpayers, and information technology.
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Timeline
26 July 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
3 October 2018
Committee
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-574.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 26 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017
- related to → Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
- related to → Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
- related to → 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.
- related to ← Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/3278
- us · 115-s-3278 · source updated 15 August 2025