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Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion.
Summary
This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office (Comptroller General) and the Treasury Department to study foreign government programs that facilitate remittance transfers from the United States. The study would identify foreign programs designed to support money transfers from individuals in the U.S., determine whether these programs allow people to bypass U.S. tax or reporting requirements, and assess the financial scope and policy implications of such programs. The investigation would evaluate whether the bypass of U.S. tax laws through these foreign programs is intentional or unintentional. The Comptroller General must submit a report to Congress within 180 days containing the study results and policy recommendations for enforcement or regulatory responses. The bill aims to provide information about how foreign government remittance programs may interact with U.S. tax compliance.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT.
(a) Study.—The Comptroller General of the United States (hereinafter the “Comptroller General”), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), shall conduct a study on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) identify foreign programs explicitly designed to support remittance transfers from individuals in the United States,
(2) determine whether programs identified in paragraph (1) bypass the tax laws or reporting laws of the United States and whether such bypass is intentional, and
(3) identify the scope, financial volume, and policy implications of programs identified in paragraph (1).
(b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that contains—
(1) the results of the study required by subsection (a), and
(2) policy recommendations for enforcement or regulatory responses to such results. <all>
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