Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

W. Gregory Steube

Republican · FL · Representative

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• Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)Original· 2026-06-29

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-06-29

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The proposal would give the National Taxpayer Advocate—an independent official within the IRS who helps taxpayers resolve disputes—a stronger voice in how the IRS operates by requiring the agency to consider the Advocate's recommendations and report back to Congress on whether they've been implemented. This change would affect millions of taxpayers who struggle with IRS issues, as well as IRS operations, by potentially making the agency more responsive to complaints about unfair treatment or overly complicated rules. The bill aims to ensure that taxpayer concerns are taken seriously at the highest levels of the IRS rather than being ignored or overlooked.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9498 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9498 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear as amicus curiae in Federal tax cases, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Mr. Steube (for himself and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear as amicus curiae in Federal tax cases, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE IN FEDERAL TAX CASES. (a) In General.--Section 7803(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Appearances as amicus curiae.-- ``(i) In general.--The National Taxpayer Advocate may appear as amicus curiae in any action brought in a court of the United States related to Federal tax law. In any such action, the National Taxpayer Advocate may present the views of the National Taxpayer Advocate only with respect to an issue which may broadly affect the rights of taxpayers, particularly the rights described in subsection (a)(3). ``(ii) Federal courts.--A court of the United States shall grant the application of the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear in any action described in clause (i) for the purposes described in such clause.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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