# 114-hr-4141: Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015

114-hr-4141, Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4141
- Congress: 114
- Title: Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tax Return Preparer Competency Act of 2015 This bill grants the Department of the Treasury authority to regulate the practice of tax return preparers and to sanction preparers for incompetency or misconduct. The bill also imposes minimum competency standards for tax return prepares and requires Treasury to make publicly available a database identifying qualified tax return preparers.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
- 114-hr-2096: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4141 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4141)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus d…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2510)
- [114-hr-2096: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2096)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4141 (as of 2025-11-18).