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21st Century IRS Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding cybersecurity, the protection of taxpayer identities, information technology, and electronic systems.
With respect to cybersecurity and identity protection, the bill:
requires the IRS to work with the public and private sectors to protect taxpayers from identity theft refund fraud,
The IRS must develop and implement:
online accounts to provide services to taxpayers and return preparers,
The bill also:
establishes the position of IRS Chief Information Officer;
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5445 as reported to House with amendment(s) on Apr 13, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Apr 18, 2018
21st Century IRS Act
Passed
414 Yea 3 Nay 12 not voting
Crossed both parties 3 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
429 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5445 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 5445 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
61 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.