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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.
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Last Action
Apr 1, 2025
Session
119th Congress
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Passage Probability
2% — Very Low
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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).
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 997.
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.
Considered as unfinished business.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 33.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
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Upgrade to ProReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.