H.R. 997House bill · 119th CongressIn the SenateTaxation

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsored byRandy FeenstraR-IA-4Introduced Feb 5, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Apr 1, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Finance.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Feb 5, 2025

This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appoint legal counsel within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate. The bill also expands the authority of the National Taxpayer Advocate to take personnel actions with respect to local taxpayer advocates (located in each state) to include actions with respect to any employee of TAS.

Currently, pursuant to a Department of the Treasury order, all legal counsel whose duties include providing legal advice to any official in any office or bureau of Treasury are part of the Legal Division within Treasury and under the supervision of the General Counsel, with limited exceptions. TAS assists taxpayers in matters involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and is part of the IRS, within Treasury.

Face Value

as passed the House
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

  • Every bill starts at100
  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

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What Congress did

1 recorded
  • On , as Amendeddecisive vote

    House · Mar 31, 2025

    A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.

    3850

    Passed

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