Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 196

Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 3, 2025Taxation

Plain-English summary

Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for enforcement activities related to the determination and collection of taxes, for operations support for taxpayer services and enforcement activities, and for a task force to research options for a free, direct electronic filing (e-filing) tax return system. The bill also rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Office of Tax Policy, U. S. Tax Court, and offices within the Department of the Treasury that provide oversight and support for the IRS.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Michael Guest

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Russell Fulcher

Cosponsor · Republican · ID

George J Kelly Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Gregory Francis Dr. Murphy

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Randall Feenstra

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Richard Hudson

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Benjamin Lee Cline

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Glenn Grothman

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Guy Reschenthaler

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Darin LaHood

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Peter Allen Stauber

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Claudia Tenney

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Brad Finstad

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Maria Elvira Salazar

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Daniel Crenshaw

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Donald J Bacon

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Julia Letlow

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Vernon Buchanan

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Diana Harshbarger

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Ron Estes

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Adrian Smith

Sponsor · Republican · NE

Clay Higgins

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Nicole Malliotakis

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Kat Cammack

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John Kevin Ellzey Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Zach Nunn

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Carol D. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · WV

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Nathaniel Moran

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

H. Morgan Griffith

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Michael Bost

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

John R. Moolenaar

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Elise M. Stefanik

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Ashley Hinson Arenholz

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Andrew R. Garbarino

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

TaxationAppropriationsComputers and information technologyInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Specialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Sources & text

Official Congress.gov record ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗

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