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H.R. 1155

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1155, the Recovery of Stolen Checks Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Apr 1, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

H.R. 1155 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb1155/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1155 EH: Recovery of Stolen Checks Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1155
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect to receive certain replacement refunds electronically.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Recovery of Stolen Checks Act  .
2.
Election to receive certain replacement refunds electronically
(a)
In general
 Section 6402  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(o)
Election to receive certain replacement refunds by direct deposit
Not later than the date which is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to establish procedures to allow for taxpayers, which are otherwise eligible to receive an amount by paper check in replacement of a lost or stolen paper check which was previously sent by the Secretary as a refund of an overpayment of tax, to elect to receive such amount by direct deposit in lieu of receiving such replacement paper check.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-10
  2. Passed House2025-03-31
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 10, 2025

hb1155/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/10/2025)

Recovery of Stolen Checks Act

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish procedures that allow an eligible taxpayer to elect to receive by direct deposit a replacement of a federal tax refund amount that was originally issued as a paper check and was lost or stolen. (Currently, taxpayers eligible to receive a replacement of a lost or stolen federal tax refund check are generally issued another paper check.)

Sponsors

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) sponsors H.R. 1155, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1155 went before 2 committees: Finance and Ways and Means.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Apr 1, 2025 · 902 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Reported By · Mar 27, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1155, the latest H. Rept. 119-41.

Actions

H.R. 1155 has taken 13 actions since Feb 10, 2025, the latest on Apr 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Mar 31, 202517:03
House
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 31, 202517:03
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1351-1353)
Mar 31, 202517:03
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1155.
Mar 31, 202517:22
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1351)

Votes

H.R. 1155 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1155, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1155 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect to receive certain replacement refunds electronically. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Recovery of Stolen Checks Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Recovery of Stolen Checks Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Recovery of Stolen Checks Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Recovery of Stolen Checks Act — Display Title
  • Recovery of Stolen Checks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to elect to receive certain replacement refunds electronically. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1155, the latest on Apr 1, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1155 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Natural Resources, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONTrade coalition.Virginia16$300K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC16$300K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRET MANLEY116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
ENERGY FAIR TRADE COALITIONELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1155 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1155’s is Taxation.

hr1155/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1155 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Bank accounts, deposits, capital to Tax administration and collection, taxpayers.

hr1155/subjects.txt
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1155, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALLIOTAKIS:H.R. 1155.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3[Page H614]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com