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H.R. 7972 119th Congress House

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

Official title: To require the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit qualified data scientists to partner w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 18, 2026 Introduced by: David Schweikert Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingAdvanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyData collection, sharing, protection
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Employment and training programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInternal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-807.
Sep 8, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.
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
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced in House
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7972/
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"H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7972/.
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H.R. 7972, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7972/.
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[H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7972/)
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