House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

DETECT Act of 2025

H.R. 4974Introduced Aug 15, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.

Sponsor: Rep. Vern Buchanan R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedAug 15, 2025
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Latest action: Aug 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4974.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 138, August 15, 2025, Page H3699):
Article 1, Section 8
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Aaron Bean (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Claudia Tenney (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.