H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
Sponsor
Randy Feenstra
Republican · IA-4
What H.R. 997 does
H.R. 997, the National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025, would let the National Taxpayer Advocate appoint its own legal counsel within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), reporting directly to the Advocate. It would also expand the Advocate's authority over personnel actions to cover any TAS employee, not only local taxpayer advocates.
Under a current Treasury order, legal counsel generally sit in Treasury's Legal Division under the General Counsel. TAS is part of the IRS and helps taxpayers with IRS matters.
How the House voted
Passed · March 31, 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 997 National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act · Roll no. 85 · Official record
HR997 Legislative Journey
Signed into Law
Nov 10, 2026
Signed by President.
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Action Taken
Nov 9, 2026
Presented to President.
Action Taken
Oct 14, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed
Sep 28, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)
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Committee Action
Apr 1, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
House: Vote: 385-0
Mar 31, 2025
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)
House: Committee Action
Mar 27, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-46.
About the Sponsor
Randy Feenstra
Republican, Iowa's 4th congressional district · 5 years in Congress
Committees: Agriculture, Ways and Means
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Cosponsors at time of passage (1)
This bill has 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Illinois.
Committee Sponsors
Finance Committee
0 of 27 committee members cosponsored at the time
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Ways and Means Committee
1 of 45 committee members cosponsored at the time
H.R. 997 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Finance
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Taxation
- Introduced
- Feb 5, 2025
Signed by President.
Nov 10, 2026
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H.R. 997 Bill Text
“To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–599, that the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as appropriate.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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