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HR 6495 · in committee · significant

Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act

What this bill does

  • The IRS must notify taxpayers at least 45 days before contacting their employer or bank for tax information.
  • Taxpayers gain the right to know specifically what information the IRS is seeking from third parties.
  • Taxpayers can request more time to respond before the IRS contacts third parties about their tax accounts.

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    How would the 45-day notification requirement affect the IRS's ability to detect and prevent tax fraud or evasion?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs might exist between taxpayer privacy rights and the IRS's operational efficiency in collecting tax information?

  3. 03

    How could this notification process change behavior for taxpayers who currently owe back taxes or are under audit?

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W. Gregory Steube

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Introduced 2026-04-28

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-28 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3106)

  4. 2026-04-27 · 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 H3106)

  5. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6495.

  6. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3106-3107)

  7. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2026-01-07 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.

  9. 2026-01-07 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-427.

  10. 2026-01-07 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-427.

  11. 2025-12-10 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

  12. 2025-12-10 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-12-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-12-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-12-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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