119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7972 — Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

“To require the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit qualified data scientists to partner with tax law specialists and provide insights and identify emerging and complex issues in tax administration, ranging from data acquisition and quality through developing advanced analytics, statistics, and models to improve core tax administration activities in services and enforcement.”

Taxation
Introduced Mar 18, 2026
Last action Sep 8, 2026
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 18, 2026
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Referred
Mar 18, 2026
Ways & Means
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Committee
Jul 1, 2026
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to support audit case selection and effectiveness, efforts to address offshore tax evasion, use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in tax administration, and various training and educational efforts. The bill defines a qualified data scientist as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
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Reported to House · 2 provisions
AI
Timeline · 6 actions
Sep 8, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.
Sep 8, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-807.
Jul 1, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
Jul 1, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act | Docket