Bill · S. 5111· Senate(119-S-5111)
Strengthening EFIN Confirmation for User Reliability and Electronic (SECURE) Tax Filing Act
- Introduced
- 7/23/2026
- Last activity
- 7/23/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Strengthening EFIN Confirmation for User Reliability and Electronic (SECURE) Tax Filing Act," focuses on the validation of electronic filing identification numbers (EFINs). It requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to validate that an EFIN is active and that the holder is authorized to perform specific electronic filing activities. Under this act, electronic filing software must use this program to validate EFINs before allowing any tax returns or documents to be filed. The Secretary is tasked with creating a real-time validation system that can handle high-volume requests. Additionally, the bill requires the submission of an implementation plan and a post-implementation report to Congressional committees.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+5
The bill enhances the security of tax filings by requiring real-time validation of electronic filing identification numbers to prevent unauthorized activity.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+4
The requirement for secure, authenticated, and standardized validation requests helps safeguard the integrity of taxpayer identification data.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill mandates congressional reporting on the implementation and operational performance of the new validation system.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced Security and Integrity of Electronic Filing: The bill requires the Secretary to validate that an EFIN is active and that the person using it is actually authorized to perform the filing activity (Section 2(b)(1)). This ensures that the entities filing on behalf of taxpayers are legitimate.
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Real-Time Verification: The proposed program must provide a real-time system that offers immediate confirmation of an EFIN's status (Section 2(c)(3)(B)(i)). This system will also identify if an EFIN has been suspended, revoked, or compromised (Section 2(c)(3)(B)(ii)).
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High-Volume Efficiency: The validation system is required to be designed to support secure, automated, and high-volume validation requests, including those from large-sclae tax preparation software systems (Section 2(c)(3)(B)(iii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Mandatory Software Requirements: Software that enables electronic filing must require validation through the Secretary's program and cannot permit filing unless the EFIN is validated (Section 2(b)(2)). This imposes specific requirements on software systems.
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Implementation Timeline Requirements: The Secretary must establish the validation program within 24 months of the Act's enactment (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Administrative Reporting Burdens: The Secretary is required to submit an implementation plan to Congressional committees within 180 days of enactment (Section 2(c)(4)(A)) and a detailed post-implementation report two years after the program is established (Section 2(c)(4)(B)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+5
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+2
- 7/23/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee