NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2025

On 2026-09-28, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a floor speech titled "NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2025" in the Senate.

NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2025

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 153 (Monday, September 28, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 153 (Monday, September 28, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5123] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2025 Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 997 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 997) 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. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. LEE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 997) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR997, HR997