# 115-hr-5479: Military Taxpayer Assistance Act

115-hr-5479, Military Taxpayer Assistance Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5479
- Congress: 115
- Title: Military Taxpayer Assistance Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2018-04-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Taxpayer Assistance Act This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a special unit within the IRS office of Stakeholder Partnership, Education and Communication to be responsible for outreach, education, and assistance concerning the tax issues applicable to members of the uniformed services and organizations that provide tax assistance to them. The IRS must: (1) staff the new unit with veterans, to the extent possible; and (2) ensure that ample funding is allocated to the unit to provide face-to-face training for the military volunteers providing income tax assistance in overseas locations. The IRS must also: (1) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number to answer tax questions and resolve tax account and compliance issues for members of the uniformed services and their families, and (2) ensure that information relating to military taxpayers is current on the IRS website.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6500: VET-2-FARM Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5479 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5479)

## Related
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6500: VET-2-FARM Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6500)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5479 (as of 2025-11-18).