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HR-997 119th Congress

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. President
  6. Law

Official Summary

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 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.

Actions

  1. Sep 28, 2026 · Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
  2. Sep 28, 2026 · House
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
  3. Sep 28, 2026 · Senate
    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Sep 28, 2026 · House
    Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  6. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Mar 31, 2025 · 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). (text: CR H1349-1350)
  8. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    Passed/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).
  9. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1356-1357)
  10. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 997.
  12. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1349-1351)
  13. Mar 31, 2025 · House
    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Mar 27, 2025 · House
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 33.
  15. Mar 27, 2025 · House
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.
  16. Mar 27, 2025 · House
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.
  17. Feb 12, 2025 · House
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  18. Feb 12, 2025 · House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  19. Feb 5, 2025 · House
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  20. Feb 5, 2025 · House
    Introduced in House
  21. Feb 5, 2025 · House
    Introduced in House

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