H.R. 23 · 118th Congress

Cancels IRS funding from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that was not yet committed

Official title: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act1

Did not become lawFederal spending levels

§1What it does

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This bill would cancel certain funds that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 gave the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to the extent the money had not yet been committed to specific spending.2,3 The canceled funds include money for tax enforcement and operations support and for planning a free system for filing tax returns electronically and directly with the government.3 It also cancels unused money from that law for the U.S. Tax Court and certain Treasury Department tax offices.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, January 25, 2023: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1.1
IntroducedJanuary 9, 2023
SponsorRep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Cosponsors82 cosponsors (82 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 23 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, January 9, 2023

On Passage: Passed — 221 yes, 210 no, 3 not voting.4