House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

H.R. 7971Introduced Mar 18, 2026Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To provide for modernization and technological improvements of services provided by the Internal Revenue Service.

Sponsor: Rep. David Schweikert R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 2026
Committee actionMar 25, 2026
Passed HouseApr 27, 2026 · by voice vote
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. 7971.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-607 ↗. 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 ↗
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H.R. 7971, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 28, 2026
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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. SCHWEIKERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 49, March 18, 2026, Page H2597):
Article 1 Section 8
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H.R. 7971, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 28, 2026
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