HR 5346 · in committee · niche
Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill clarifies that an IRS employee's immediate supervisor must approve certain tax penalties in writing before notifying the taxpayer.
- The bill affects IRS employees, supervisors, and taxpayers subject to federal tax penalties.
- The bill changes IRS procedures with no apparent cost or new funding mechanism.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might requiring written supervisor approval for tax penalties affect the IRS's ability to collect taxes on time?
- 02
What specific types of penalties does this bill apply to, and why did Congress target those particular penalties for supervisory review?
- 03
Could this approval process create delays that disadvantage some taxpayers while benefiting others in penalty negotiations?
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Sponsor · R-WI-6
Glenn Grothman
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Introduced 2025-12-02
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Legislative timeline
2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4940-4941)
2025-12-01 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4940-4941)
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5346.
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4940-4942)
2025-12-01 · house · Floor
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-09-30 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
2025-09-30 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-318.
2025-09-30 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-318.
2025-09-17 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
2025-09-17 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-09-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-09-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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