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HR 5346 · in committee · niche

Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act

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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    How might requiring written supervisor approval for tax penalties affect the IRS's ability to collect taxes on time?

  2. 02

    What specific types of penalties does this bill apply to, and why did Congress target those particular penalties for supervisory review?

  3. 03

    Could this approval process create delays that disadvantage some taxpayers while benefiting others in penalty negotiations?

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Glenn Grothman

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Introduced 2025-12-02

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-02 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 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)

  4. 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)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5346.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4940-4942)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-09-30 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.

  9. 2025-09-30 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-318.

  10. 2025-09-30 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-318.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-09-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-09-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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