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HR 997 · in committee · significant

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill lets the National Taxpayer Advocate hire legal counsel who report directly to them instead of Treasury's General Counsel.
  • This affects taxpayers who need help with IRS disputes and the Taxpayer Advocate Service staff nationwide.
  • The change takes effect upon enactment with no specified fiscal cost.

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  1. 01

    How would allowing the Taxpayer Advocate to hire independent legal counsel change the speed or outcomes of IRS dispute resolution for taxpayers?

  2. 02

    What specific conflicts of interest between Treasury's General Counsel and the Taxpayer Advocate's mission does this bill aim to address?

  3. 03

    What costs might arise from creating a separate legal team, and how would those be funded or offset?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    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). (text: CR H1349-1350)

  3. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

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

  4. 2025-03-31 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: 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).

  5. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1356-1357)

  6. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    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.

  7. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 997.

  8. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1349-1351)

  9. 2025-03-31 · house · Floor

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

  10. 2025-03-27 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 33.

  11. 2025-03-27 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.

  12. 2025-03-27 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.

  13. 2025-02-12 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  14. 2025-02-12 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

  16. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-02-05 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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