Stop the Censorship Act

House Bill

H.R. 908

119th Congress

Stop the Censorship Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 17, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Senator

Democratic

DE

Cosponsors

39

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Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill would require the President, Vice President, and certain presidential and vice presidential candidates to publicly disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years. The Federal Election Commission would be responsible for making these tax returns available to the public, with sensitive information like Social Security numbers redacted to protect against identity theft.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SponsorLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

Introduced10/17/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

ChamberHouse

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Stop the Censorship Act

This bill would require the President, Vice President, and certain presidential and vice presidential candidates to publicly disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years. The Federal Election Commission would be responsible for making these

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This bill would require the President, Vice President, and certain presidential and vice presidential candidates to publicly disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years. The Federal Election Commission would be responsible for making these tax returns available to the public, with sensitive information like Social Security numbers redacted to protect against identity theft.

Bill Number: 908
Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Introduced: 10/17/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy Area: Taxation

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Fact Sheet

Title: Stop the Censorship Act
Bill Number: 908
Sponsor: Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced: 10/17/2025
Summary: This bill would require the President, Vice President, and certain presidential and vice presidential candidates to publicly disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years. The Federal Election Commission would be responsible for making these tax returns available to the public, wit

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would require the President, Vice President, and certain presidential and vice presidential candidates to publicly disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years. The Federal Election Commission would be responsible for making these tax returns available to the public, with sensitive information like Social Security numbers redacted to protect against identity theft.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill requires the President, the Vice President, and certain candidates for President and Vice President to disclose federal income tax returns for the ten most recent taxable years. The returns must be disclosed to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which must make the returns publicly available after redacting information that is necessary for protecting against identity theft, such as Social Security numbers. If the tax returns are not disclosed to the FEC as required by this bill, the Internal Revenue Service must provide the returns to the FEC upon receiving a written request from the FEC.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires the President, Vice President, and certain candidates for those offices to disclose their federal income tax returns for the past 10 years
Tax returns would be provided to the Federal Election Commission, which must make them publicly available with sensitive information redacted
If tax returns are not disclosed as required, the IRS must provide them to the FEC upon request

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would affect the President, Vice President, and presidential/vice presidential candidates, requiring them to publicly disclose their tax returns. This could provide greater transparency about the financial dealings of top elected officials and candidates, which could be important information for voters. However, it may also raise privacy concerns for those required to disclose their returns.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Taxation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

908, 119th Congress (2025). "Stop the Censorship Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-908

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