PRINTER'S NO. 2882
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
646
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BAKER, BERNSTINE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE,
DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS,
KINSEY, LONGIETTI, J. McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, MENTZER, MILLARD,
MURT, NEILSON, PICKETT, READSHAW, RYAN, SONNEY, WARD AND
YOUNGBLOOD, JANUARY 22, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 22, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of January 29 through February 2, 2018, as
"Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Tax-related identity theft was the most common form
of identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission in
2014; 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 $5.8 billion in fraudulent tax refunds were paid
in 2013 related to identity theft; and
WHEREAS, According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax
refund fraud is the largest and fastest growing identity theft
category; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 5,000 victims have paid more than
$28.5 million to scammers who pose as IRS agents according to
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