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DelBene Bill Modernizing IRS Technology Passes House of Representatives

April 18, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) lauded the passage of her bipartisan legislation, the 21st Century IRS Act, which modernizes Internal Revenue Service (IRS) technology while also protecting the identities of taxpayers. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI), passed the House by a vote of 414 to 3. “Th...

DelBene Statement on IRS Online Payment System Crashing

April 17, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, member of the House Ways and Means Committee, made the following statement. “The notion that on Tax Day – when millions of hardworking people across the country are trying to pay their taxes lawfully and on time – the IRS’ online payment system suddenly crashes, shows there’s still m...

DelBene Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Protect Taxpayers from ID Theft

April 17, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene’s (WA-01) bipartisan legislation that offers taxpayers identity theft protection passed the House of Representatives by voice vote. Her bill, sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), offers all concerned taxpayers the option of signing up for an IP PIN over the next five years, which wo...

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House of Representatives extends NSA warrantless surveillance program, a blow to privacy advocates

January 11, 2018

The House of Representatives has passed a bill extending the National Security Administration’s warrantless surveillance program for six years, rejecting a years-long effort from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to make changes that would protect the privacy of American citizens. The law allows the NSA to obtain the com...

Rep. Suzan DelBene visits housing development

January 4, 2018

MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene visited Wednesday the Summerlynd neighborhood, an affordable housing development that’s unique in Skagit County. The development on Summerlynd Lane in Mount Vernon has 11 affordable family homes. Seven were built by Skagit Habitat for Humanity, and four were built by the Home Tru...

Inslee, Durkan to fight federal decision on marijuana enforcement

January 4, 2018

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is criticizing a Trump administration decision to rescind an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in numerous states. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's move would leave it to U.S. attorneys where pot is legal to decide whether to aggressively enforce fede...

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Modernizing the IRS and Protecting Taxpayers

April 19, 2018

Dear Friend, Every year at this time, millions of Americans are filing their tax returns, and it’s our job to ensure that as the criminals get smarter, the IRS has the resources they need to protect taxpayers’ identities. This week, the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan bills I helped introduce to do just ...

Honoring Our Veterans

March 13, 2018

Dear Friend, With more than 200,000 veterans in Washington state who served during the Vietnam War, I’m working in conjunction with the Vietnam War Commemoration as part of a nationwide effort to thank and honor all Vietnam veterans and their families at Vietnam War 50th Commemoration pinning ceremonies to publicly rec...

Preventing Gun Violence

March 6, 2018

Dear Friend, I sat down with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, who were visiting the Capitol to ask lawmakers for action. Now, not after the next tragedy, is the time for Congress to act to protect our communities from this senseless cycle of gun violence. This week, I helped introduce the Recognizing Gun ...

Press Releases

DelBene Bill Modernizing IRS Technology Passes House of Representatives

DelBene Statement on IRS Online Payment System Crashing

DelBene Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Protect Taxpayers from ID Theft

In The News

House of Representatives extends NSA warrantless surveillance program, a blow to privacy advocates

Rep. Suzan DelBene visits housing development

Inslee, Durkan to fight federal decision on marijuana enforcement

E-Newsletters

Modernizing the IRS and Protecting Taxpayers

Honoring Our Veterans

Preventing Gun Violence

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