A bill to rescind the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated for Internal Revenue Service enhancements and use such funding for an External Revenue Service.

Bill: 119-s-175
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
Introduced: 2025-01-21
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act </strong></p><p>This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)&nbsp;for enforcement activities related to the determination and collection of taxes, for taxpayer services, for operations support for taxpayer services and enforcement activities, for business system modernization, and for a task force to research options for a free, direct electronic filing (e-filing) tax return system.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also rescinds unobligated funds that were provided by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for expenses of the</p><ul><li>Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration,</li><li>Office of Tax Policy,</li><li>U.S. Tax Court, and</li><li>offices within the Department of the Treasury that provide oversight and support for the IRS.</li></ul><p>Finally, the bill expresses the sense of Congress that the rescinded unobligated funds that were appropriated to the IRS by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 should be appropriated for the establishment and administration of an External Revenue Service.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 175 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To rescind the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated for Internal Revenue Service enhancements and use such funding for an External Revenue Service.

1. Rescission of enhanced Internal Revenue Service resources (a) In general There are hereby rescinded all unobligated balances from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that amounts equal to the amounts rescinded under subsection (a) should be appropriated for the establishment and administration of an External Revenue Service.