HR 451 · in committee · significant
FAIR PREP Act of 2025
- taxes
What this bill does
- The bill prohibits the IRS from directly preparing federal tax returns or refunds through its Direct File program.
- Taxpayers who used the IRS Direct File program are affected, though Free File and volunteer programs remain available.
- The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and prevents future Treasury grants for IRS tax preparation services.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might eliminating IRS Direct File affect low-income taxpayers who currently lack access to affordable tax preparation services?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that private tax preparation companies can better serve taxpayers than a government-run filing system?
- 03
How would ending Treasury grants for IRS tax preparation services change the cost burden on different income groups seeking help with federal returns?
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Sponsor · R-NE-3
Adrian Smith
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
29/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-15
Joining the bill
Kevin Hern
R-OK-1 · original
Steve Womack
R-AR-3 · original
Carol D. Miller
R-WV-1 · original
Claudia Tenney
R-NY-24 · original
Mark Alford
R-MO-4 · original
Beth Van Duyne
R-TX-24 · original
Vern Buchanan
R-FL-16 · original
Chuck Edwards
R-NC-11 · original
Don Bacon
R-NE-2 · original
Andrew R. Garbarino
R-NY-2 · original
W. Gregory Steube
R-FL-17
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11
+ 17 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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