Senate bill · S. 3948 (119th Congress)
Direct File Act of 2026
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Elizabeth Warren (U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Democratic)
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Summary
Would write the Direct File program into the Internal Revenue Code and bar the Secretary of the Treasury from entering into agreements that restrict the Secretary's legal authority to provide government tax preparation and filing services.
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Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Senate Committee on Finance · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
40
Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.
- Democratic38
- Other2
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- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles E. Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
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- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Jack Reed
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark R. Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Michael F. Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard J. Durbin
- Ron Wyden
- Ruben Gallego
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Tim Kaine
- Tina Smith
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Full history
- Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 26, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 26, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 26, 2026
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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