House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Survivor Tax Filing Simplification Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Survivor Tax Portal, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: May 11, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8725.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BURCHETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 79, May 11, 2026, Page H3347):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 11, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8725, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8725
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.