HR 997 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Randy Feenstra R-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 14, 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
  2. Passed HouseMar 31, 2025
  3. Passed SenateSep 28, 2026
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 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. 

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 85Passed385–0Mar 31, 2025

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 5, 2025

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 14, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. Sep 28, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Sep 28, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
  4. Sep 28, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Sep 28, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1704National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025Related billMay 8, 2025
S 1704National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025Identical billMay 8, 2025
HR 2755National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2023Cross-Congress related billApr 20, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Apr 1, 2025Referred in Senate
  3. Mar 31, 2025Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 27, 2025Reported in House
  5. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House

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