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Protecting Americans’ Privacy Act of 2025

What this bill does

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This bill sets rules about who is allowed to access or control the Department of the Treasury's systems for receiving and sending public money. It says that certain people — such as those who are not federal employees or long-term federal contractors, those with conflicts of interest, or those who haven't signed ethics agreements — cannot access or control these systems. It also makes it illegal to help those people get access or to share tax return information with them through these systems. If someone is harmed by this kind of unauthorized access, the bill allows them to sue for damages of at least $250,000, punitive damages, and legal costs.

Introduced

February 6, 2025

Policy Area

Taxation

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