PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3070
PRINTER'S NO. 3278
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
649
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, BURNS,
DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, McNEILL,
MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, NEILSON, PICKETT, READSHAW, RYAN,
SCHMITT, SONNEY, STAATS, YOUNGBLOOD, WHEELAND AND DEASY,
JANUARY 2, 2020
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of January 27 through 31 FEBRUARY 3 THROUGH
7, 2020, as "Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Tax-related identity theft was the second most
common form of identity theft reported to the Federal Trade
Commission in 2017; and
WHEREAS, According to the Internal Revenue Service, more than
300,000 American taxpayers had their tax return details stolen
as a result of the 2015 security breach; and
WHEREAS, According to the Internal Revenue Service,
approximately $1.6 billion in fraudulent tax refunds were paid
in 2016 related to identity theft; and
WHEREAS, According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax
refund fraud is one of the largest and fastest growing identity
theft categories; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 5,000 victims have paid more than
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$26.5 million to scammers who pose as IRS agents according to
the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of January 27 through 31 FEBRUARY 3 THROUGH 7, 2020, as
"Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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