HR 7972
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the IRS to set up a fellowship program that recruits private-sector data scientists to work with tax law specialists on complex cases and emerging tax issues.
Official title: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
18-MAR-2026
Referred
18-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
01-JUL-2026
Reported
08-SEP-2026
On the calendar
08-SEP-2026
- Requires the program to be established by September 30, 2026, staffed by not fewer than 10 fellows on 2-, 3-, or 4-year terms, with unlimited one-year extensions.
- Creates a task force of fellows and permanent IRS employees to develop audit case selection methods, address offshore tax evasion, and train IRS staff in data analytics.
- Sets fellow pay at no less than the minimum GS-15 rate and no more than the annual compensation limit in section 102 of title 3, United States Code.
- Requires an annual report to Congress, starting one year after the first fellowship is awarded, on the program's effects, return on investment, and recommended changes.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (18-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 08-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Ways and Means Committee (House)
Taxation
No cosponsors.