HR 1155

Summary

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.)

Bill status

Status

Passed House

Sponsor

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis [R-NY-11]

Cosponsors

3

Policy area

Taxation

Introduced

2025-02-10

Latest action

2025-04-01: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committee referrals

• Finance Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-04-01
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-03-27
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-02-12
• Ways and Means Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-10

Recent actions

• 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.