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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.)
Action Timeline
2025-04-01
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-03-31
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-03-31
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1351)
2025-03-31
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
2025-03-31
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1155.
2025-03-31
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1351-1353)
2025-03-31
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-03-27
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
2025-03-27
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.
2025-03-27
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-41.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1155 pass?
HR.1155 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 30%.
What does HR.1155 do?
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.)
Who sponsored HR.1155?
HR.1155 was sponsored by Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1155 EH: Recovery of Stolen Checks Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect to receive certain replacement refunds electronically. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act . 2. Election to receive certain replacement refunds electronically (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 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. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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