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Press ReleaseBipartisan2026-04-27

Yakym’s Bipartisan BARCODE Efficiency Act Passes the House

Rudy Yakym III
Rudy Yakym III
RIN-2 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Rudy Yakym III (R-IN) was published on 2026-04-27 and titled "Yakym’s Bipartisan BARCODE Efficiency Act Passes the House". It focuses on taxes.

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Yakym’s Bipartisan BARCODE Efficiency Act Passes the House

ASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act (H.R. 6956), led by Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) and Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), passed out of the House of Representatives and advances to the Senate. The bill would require the IRS to use scanning technology to speed up paper return processing, [ ] The post Yakym’s Bipartisan BARCODE Efficiency Act Passes the House appeared first on Rudy Yakym .
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