# 116-hr-7641: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.

116-hr-7641, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7641
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides that tax payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System of the Department of the Treasury that are required to be made within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date shall be treated as made on the last day of either such prescribed period or on such prescribed date. The bill thus generally applies the mailbox rule (also known as the posting rule) to such payments which provides that payments are considered made on the date they are postmarked.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7641 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7641)

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- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-7947: Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7947)
- [116-hr-7886: HITS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7886)
- [116-hr-7791: Value in Health Care Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7791)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7641 (as of 2025-11-18).