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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7972

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

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Introduced 2026-03-18Topic: taxes

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to support audit case selection and effectiveness, efforts to address offshore tax evasion, use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in tax administration, and various training and educational efforts. The bill defines a qualified data scientist as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-08HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.
2026-09-08HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-807.report
2026-09-08Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-807.report
2026-07-01HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.refer
2026-07-01HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2026-03-18HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2026-03-18Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-03-18Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-31. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.