H.R. 8299

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8299 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8299

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a program to 
populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2026

Mr. Foster (for himself and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a program to 
populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Autofill Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. AUTOMATED PARTIALLY PRE-POPULATED TAX RETURNS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7531. AUTOMATED PARTIALLY PRE-POPULATED TAX RETURNS.

``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a 
program under which taxpayers may download forms relating to the 
individual income tax returns that are populated with return 
information reported to the Secretary under chapter 61 and reported to 
the Secretary pursuant to section 232 of the Social Security Act.
``(b) Requirements Relating to Information.--
``(1) Deadline for making information available.--The 
Secretary shall make such return information available under 
the program established under subsection (a) not later than 15 
days after the Secretary receives such information.
``(2) Format of information made available.--Return 
information shall be made available under the program 
established under subsection (a) in both a printable document 
file suitable for manual completion and filing and in a 
computer-readable form suitable for use by automated tax 
preparation software.
``(c) Autofill Service Deadlines.--
``(1) Standards.--Not later than October 31, 2026, the 
Secretary shall--
``(A) establish standards for data download to tax 
preparation software, and
``(B) provide a demonstration server for 
downloading the partially populated printable document 
file.
``(2) Tax forms.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide on the 
Secretary's website a secure function that allows a taxpayer to 
download, as both a printable document file and in a form 
suitable for input to automatic tax preparation software, the 
1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms that are populated with 
information with respect to the taxpayer that is reported under 
chapter 61 or any other provision of this title under which 
reporting of information is required.
``(d) Taxpayer Responsibility.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to absolve the taxpayer from full responsibility for the 
accuracy or completeness of his return of tax.
``(e) Disclaimer.--Before any form can be downloaded under the 
program established under subsection (a), taxpayer must acknowledge 
that--
``(1) the taxpayer is responsible for the accuracy of his 
return, and
``(2) all information provided in the downloadable form 
under such program needs to be verified.
``(f) Information Provided for Wage and Self Employment Income.--
For purposes of subsection (a)--
``(1) Information related to calendar year 2026.--In the 
case of information relating to wages paid, and amounts of 
self-employment income, for calendar year 2026 required to be 
provided to the Commissioner of Social Security under section 
205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(A)), the Commissioner shall, using best efforts, make 
such information available to the Secretary not later than 
January 31, 2027.
``(2) Information related to calendar year 2027 and 
thereafter.--In the case of information relating to wages paid, 
and amounts of self-employment income, for any calendar year 
after 2026 required to be provided to the Commissioner of 
Social Security under section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(A)), the Commissioner shall 
make such information available to the Secretary not later than 
the January 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year 
to which such wages and self-employment income relate.''.
(b) Filing Deadline for Information Returns.--Section 6071(b) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Information Returns.--Returns made under part III of this 
subchapter shall be filed on or before January 31 of the year following 
the calendar year to which such returns relate. Section 6081 shall not 
apply to returns under such part III.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment to Social Security Act.--Section 
205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(A)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the Commissioner shall require that 
information relating to wages paid, and amounts of self-employment 
income, be provided to the Commissioner not later than January 31 of 
the year following the calendar year to which such wages and self-
employment income relate.''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 77 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7531. Automated partially pre-populated tax returns.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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