HR 4974 119th Congress House Taxation

DETECT Act of 2025

Introduced: August 15, 2025 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Aug 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act of 2025 or the DETECT Act of 2025

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress within 180 days from the date of enactment on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.

What's happening now August 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Cosponsors 7

Smith, Adrian

Nebraska · Aug 26, 2025

Bean, Aaron

Florida · Aug 15, 2025

Arizona · Aug 15, 2025

Smith, Adam

Washington · Aug 15, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Aug 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4974: DETECT Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4974/

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"H.R. 4974: DETECT Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4974/.

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H.R. 4974, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4974/.

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[H.R. 4974: DETECT Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4974/)