Seal of the United States Tax Court.
Authorizes other courts to transfer misfiled cases to the U.S. Tax Court.
Official 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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 2018-03-15
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1570) 2018-03-14
DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3996. 2018-03-14
Passed House without amendment 2018-03-14
Introduced in House 2017-10-10
Amendments
None.
Sponsors
Original sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Cosponsors: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Votes
Passed House by voice vote.
