- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 30
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2025
What it does
Fostering Autonomy in Independent Returns by Prohibiting Redundant and Extralegal Programs Act of 2025 or the FAIR PREP Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from preparing federal tax returns or refund claims, with some exceptions. The bill specifically prohibits the preparation of federal income tax returns or refund claims through the IRS’s Direct File program. (The Direct File program currently allows qualified taxpayers in 25 participating states to prepare and electronically file free federal tax returns through a portal on the IRS’s website.) The bill defines prepare with respect to federal tax returns and refund claims as (1) the completion (in whole or…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jan 15, 2025
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Adrian Smith
- Aaron Bean
- Andrew Clyde
- Andrew Garbarino
- Beth Van Duyne
- Carol Miller
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards
- Claudia Tenney
- Daniel Meuser
- Darin LaHood
- David Kustoff
- Don Bacon
- Gregory Murphy
- Julia Letlow
- Keith Self
- Kevin Hern
- Mark Alford
- Mark Amodei
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Carey
- Nathaniel Moran
- Nicole Malliotakis
- Randy Weber
- Rick Allen
- Ron Estes
- Rudy Yakym
- Steve Womack
- Vern Buchanan
- W. Steube
- William Timmons
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.