H.R. 9640Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022

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Sponsor: Richard E. Neal [D-MA-01]
Cosponsors: 24 · 24 Democrats
Policy area: Taxation
Committee: Ways and Means Committee
Latest action: Dec 22, 2022 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedDec 21, 2022
Passed the HouseDec 22, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to conduct an examination to determine the correctness of a Presidential income tax return as rapidly as practicable after it is filed.

The IRS must disclose and make publicly available (on the internet) an initial report, periodic reports, and a final report on the examination of such tax returns. The final report must include the date on which the IRS examination of the return was completed, a list of audit materials, and a description of each proposed adjustment to a return and any controversy relating to its examination. This disclosure of tax return information is an exception to the general rule of confidentiality of taxpayer returns.

The bill provides criteria for approving a request for an extension of the filing of a tax return and for failing to file a return within the required time period.

The bill defines Presidential income tax return as any relevant income tax return of (1) a president while the president is in office, (2) the spouse of a president, (3) a corporation or partnership controlled by a president or a president's spouse, and (4) the estate of a president or a president's spouse.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 9640 as passed House on Dec 22, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 539

House Dec 22, 2022

On Passage

Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act

Passed

222 Yea 201 Nay 8 not voting

Party-line vote 5 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.

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Democratic218 members

Republican213 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors24 · 24 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 9640 and vote against it. 24 signed when it was filed.

DLloyd Doggett [D-TX-35]Original

DMike Thompson [D-CA-05]Original2026 profile

DJohn B. Larson [D-CT-01]Original2026 profile

DEARL BLUMENAUER [D-OR-03]Original

DRON KIND [D-WI-03]Original

DWILLIAM PASCRELL [D-NJ-09]Original

DDanny K. Davis [D-IL-07]Original

DSuzan K. DelBene [D-WA-01]Original2026 profile

DJudy Chu [D-CA-27]Original2026 profile

DGwen Moore [D-WI-04]Original2026 profile

DDaniel Kildee [D-MI-05]Original

DBrendan F. Boyle [D-PA-02]Original2026 profile

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