Introduced:
Feb 10, 2025
Policy Area:
Taxation
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Bill Statistics
15
Actions
3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
3
Subjects
4
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Latest Action
Apr 1, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2025
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<p><strong>Recovery of Stolen Checks Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish procedures that allow an eligible taxpayer to elect to receive by direct deposit a replacement of a federal tax refund amount that was originally issued as a paper check and was lost or stolen. (Currently, taxpayers eligible to receive a replacement of a lost or stolen federal tax refund check are generally issued another paper check.)</p>
Actions (15)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
Mar 31, 2025
5:22 PM
5:22 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1351)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
Mar 31, 2025
5:22 PM
5:22 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
Mar 31, 2025
5:22 PM
5:22 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1155.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
Mar 31, 2025
5:03 PM
5:03 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1351-1353: 1)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Mar 31, 2025
5:03 PM
5:03 PM
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
Mar 31, 2025
5:03 PM
5:03 PM
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
Type: Calendars
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H12410
Mar 27, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.
Type: Committee
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H12200
Mar 27, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.
Type: Committee
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 5000
Mar 27, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H19000
Feb 12, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H15001
Feb 12, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 10, 2025
Subjects (3)
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (3)
(R-CA)
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025
(R-TN)
Feb 10, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
(D-AL)
Feb 10, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
Text Versions (4)
Full Bill Text
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Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: Apr 1, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1155 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1155
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect
to receive certain replacement refunds electronically.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1155 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1155
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect
to receive certain replacement refunds electronically.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Recovery of Stolen Checks Act''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--
Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(o) Election to Receive Certain Replacement Refunds by Direct
Deposit.
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(o) Election to Receive Certain Replacement Refunds by Direct
Deposit.--Not later than the date which is 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to establish procedures to allow for taxpayers, which are
otherwise eligible to receive an amount by paper check in replacement
of a lost or stolen paper check which was previously sent by the
Secretary as a refund of an overpayment of tax, to elect to receive
such amount by direct deposit in lieu of receiving such replacement
paper check.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.
``
(o) Election to Receive Certain Replacement Refunds by Direct
Deposit.--Not later than the date which is 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to establish procedures to allow for taxpayers, which are
otherwise eligible to receive an amount by paper check in replacement
of a lost or stolen paper check which was previously sent by the
Secretary as a refund of an overpayment of tax, to elect to receive
such amount by direct deposit in lieu of receiving such replacement
paper check.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.