# 115-hr-3996: Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act

115-hr-3996, Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Became Public Law No: 115-332. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3996
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 115-332.
- Introduced: 2017-10-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act This bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize a U.S. district court, a U.S. court of appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or the Court of International Trade to transfer to the U.S. Tax Court a misfiled case within the Tax Court's jurisdiction.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5447: Music Modernization Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
- 115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3996 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3996)

## Related
- [115-hr-5447: Music Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5447)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1456: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1456)
- [115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-754)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3996 (as of 2025-11-18).