H.R. 997 · 119th Congress · Taxation
National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Mar 31, 2025
Roll call ↗385
0
Passed the House.
Passed the Senate on September 28, 2026.
Latest action: Message on Senate action sent to the House
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
- CommitteeMar 27, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 31, 2025
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2026
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 1
- all Democrat
- Committees
- Senate Committee on FinanceHouse Committee on Ways and Means
- Lobbying
- At least 1
- organization named it2026 Q3
What it does
This bill gives the National Taxpayer Advocate authority to appoint its own counsel.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, March 31, 2025
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · MO-4
R · House · GA-12
This bill gives the National Taxpayer Advocate authority to appoint its own counsel. It amends Section 7803(c)(2)(D)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code to add authority for the Advocate to appoint counsel in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate who report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate or a delegate. A conforming amendment adjusts a cross-reference so that the existing personnel provision refers to any employee of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. The change takes effect as if it had been included in the 1998 IRS Restructuring and Reform Act.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 1 organization named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 1 quarterly report filed by 1 organization lobbying for itself in 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.