# 114-hr-3832: Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2016

114-hr-3832, Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3832
- Congress: 114
- Title: Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2015-10-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stolen Identify [sic] Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require returns relating to employee wage statements, payment of wages in the form of group-term life insurance, and any payments required to be reported on Form 1099-MISC with respect to non-employee compensation to be filed on or before February 15 of the year following the calendar year to which such returns relate; (2) require the Department of the Treasury to notify a taxpayer of an unauthorized use of the identity of such taxpayer and any criminal charges relating to such unauthorized use; (3) require a taxpayer identifying number on W-2 forms instead of a Social Security number; and (4) impose a criminal penalty on any person who willfully misappropriates another person's taxpayer identity. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall: (1) ensure that taxpayers who have been adversely affected by identity theft have a centralized point of contact at the IRS, (2) implement a program to allow a taxpayer who has filed an identity theft affidavit to elect to prevent the processing of any tax return submitted in an electronic format by the taxpayer or a person purporting to be the taxpayer, and (3) report biannually to congressional tax committees on taxpayer identity theft and tax refund fraud and actions taken to combat it. The bill amends the Social Security Act to allow the IRS access to information in the National Directory of New Hires for the sole purpose of identifying and preventing fraudulent tax return filings and claims for tax refunds.

## Cosponsors (26)

- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2016-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3832 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3832)

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