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HR 5349 · in committee · significant

Tax Court Improvement Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands the U.S. Tax Court's power to issue subpoenas and extend petition deadlines in tax disputes.
  • Taxpayers involved in IRS deficiency cases and witnesses in Tax Court proceedings are affected.
  • The bill changes Tax Court procedures and judicial authority with no direct fiscal cost mentioned.

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  1. 01

    How might expanding Tax Court's subpoena power change the balance between taxpayers and the IRS in dispute cases?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that extending petition deadlines will improve outcomes for taxpayers or witnesses in tax disputes?

  3. 03

    Who bears the practical costs if Tax Court gains broader authority to compel testimony and extend case timelines?

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Nathaniel Moran

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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 H4942-4944)

  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 H4942-4944)

  5. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5349.

  6. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4942-4944)

  7. 2025-12-01 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2025-10-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 287.

  9. 2025-10-03 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-335.

  10. 2025-10-03 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-335.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 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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