That’s why I worked with my Ways and Means Democratic colleagues to introduce the Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act that would rescind this tax immunity deal once and for all. I will continue to fight back against self-dealing efforts from public officials who are supposed to be dedicated to public service, not padding their own pockets.
Rescind presidential tax immunity deals and fight public officials' self-dealing through the Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act.
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Evidence
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 9640 as sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal, with Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider as a cosponsor on 12/21/2022. The bill's status is Passed House; latest action was Senate - 12/22/2022 Received in the Senate. The summary says the bill would require IRS examination of presidential income tax returns and public initial, periodic, and final reports on those examinations.
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Roll Call 539 was on passage of H.R. 9640, Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act. The vote occurred Dec. 22, 2022, and the status was Passed, 222 yea to 201 nay. The roll call lists Schneider, Democratic, IL, voting Yea.
Assessments
Schneider materially supported the relevant federal legislation by cosponsoring H.R. 9640 and voting for its House passage in December 2022. However, the bill only passed the House, was received in the Senate, and was not enacted into law, so the promised presidential tax accountability and audit policy was not delivered. This qualifies as a serious legislative attempt rather than fulfillment.