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H.R. 1155Passed House

Recovery of Stolen Checks Act

Introduced: Feb 10, 2025

Latest action date: Apr 1, 2025

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Introduced

Feb 10, 2025

Latest action

Apr 1, 2025

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Taxation

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Bank accounts, deposits, capitalTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Bill Summary

Recovery of Stolen Checks Act

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.)

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  3. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

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  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1351)

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  5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1155.

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  6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1351-1353)

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  7. Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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  8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.

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  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.

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  10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.

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  11. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

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  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  13. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  14. Introduced in House

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  15. Introduced in House

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