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EconomyH.R. 997Comments

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-599, that the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as appropriate.

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What This Bill Does

This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appoint legal counsel within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate. The bill also expands the authority of the National Taxpayer Advocate to take personnel actions with respect to local taxpayer advocates (located in each state) to include actions with respect to any employee of TAS.

Currently, pursuant to a Department of the Treasury order, all legal counsel whose duties include providing legal advice to any official in any office or bureau of Treasury are part of the Legal Division within Treasury and under the supervision of the General Counsel, with limited exceptions. TAS assists taxpayers in matters involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and is part of the IRS, within Treasury.

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Timeline

  1. SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Passed Congress
  3. SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  4. House floor actionsMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 0 (Roll no. 85).
  6. Floor Vote
  7. House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.
  8. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  10. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  11. Introduced
  12. Committee

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