Filer Voter Act
Key claim: The bill would require tax-return preparers who file at least 100 individual returns a year to offer voter-registration forms to clients in person and online, and would have Treasury help volunteer preparers do the same.
Abstract
(HR8130 · 119th Congress) Tax Filer Voter Registration Act or the Filer Voter Act This bill treats certain tax return preparers as voter registration agencies. Specifically, the bill requires tax return preparers who prepare at least 100 individual tax returns in a taxable year to provide voter registration application forms to their customers. The form must be made available by (1) displaying copies of the form in the preparer’s office for customers who receive in-person services, and (2) providing a hyperlink to the form for customers who receive online services. The bill also outlines the responsibilities of the Department of the Treasury to enable certified volunteer tax preparers to meet the requirements of the bill. Latest action (2026-03-26): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Why this matters
Tax filing is one of the most reliable annual touchpoints between low- and moderate-income adults and a professional intermediary, so routing voter-registration offers through paid preparers could reach eligible voters who are missed by DMV- and benefits-office-based NVRA channels. The bill would impose a new compliance duty on a specific class of commercial preparers while leaving volunteer VITA/TCE sites on an opt-in, Treasury-supported footing, raising practical questions about enforcement, client privacy, and uniformity across states.