118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 2629: Filer Voter Act
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Summary
This bill treats certain tax return preparers as voter registration agencies.
Specifically, the bill requires tax return preparers who prepare at least 100 individual tax returns in a taxable year to provide voter registration application forms to their customers. The form must be made available by (1) displaying copies of the form in the preparer's office for customers who receive in-person services, and (2) providing a hyperlink to the form for customers who receive online services.
The bill also outlines the responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury to enable certified volunteer tax preparers to meet the requirements of the bill.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- Barbara Lee D-CAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Tony Cárdenas D-CA
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Seth Moulton D-MA
- William Keating D-MA
- John Larson D-CT
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Bonnie Watson Coleman.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.