119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 30, 2026
S. 5173In CommitteeTaxation
Fairness in Foreign Filing Act
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)1 cosponsorIntroduced Jul 30, 2026
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In plain English
S. 5173, sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), changes how tax penalties are treated and eliminates due date requirements for certain information returns. The bill addresses penalties applied to taxpayers and modifies when businesses must file specific tax documents with the IRS.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Treatment of tax penalties
- Sec. 3. Repeal of due date requirements for certain information returns
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 30
Introduced in Senate
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