1HOUSE · APR 27, 2026
Passed the House
346–10PASSED
R 162–9 D 183–1 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 138 · 73 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements with respect to the treatment of whistleblowers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2026
- Committee actionMar 25, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2026 · 346–10
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 28, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7959.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-606 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 9, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/606
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7959, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 48, March 17, 2026, Page H2551):Sixteenth Amendment provides Congress with the power to ``lay and collect taxes on incomes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 93 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7959, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7959
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
452e62d5b00a33882223ddaa08321419a2f8f4a22ad426d470faab183a83ac4c
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 7959. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Carol Miller (R-WV), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly.
- H.Res. 1156 (119th) Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
- H.R. 3514 (119th) Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- H.R. 9098 (119th) Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026
- H.R. 516 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- H.R. 2199 (119th) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
- H.R. 4231 (119th) Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 3931 (119th) TAS ActRelated bill
- S. 4639 (119th) IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement ActRelated bill
- S. 5441 (119th) TAS ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.