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Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the participation of staff of the Internal Revenue Service in conferences being carried out by the Independent Office of Appeals for the purposes of resolving a taxpayer dispute.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require that Internal Revenue Service staff members obtain a taxpayer's consent before appearing in conferences conducted by the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. The Independent Office of Appeals is the part of the IRS that handles taxpayer appeals and disputes. Under the bill, only employees of the Independent Office of Appeals can participate in these conferences without the taxpayer's permission; other IRS staff members must have the taxpayer's written or verbal consent to attend. The bill applies to all conferences held after the date the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Monica De La Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 27, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2026
Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the participation of staff of the Internal Revenue Service in conferences being carried out by the Independent Office of Appeals for the purposes of resolving a taxpayer dispute.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON STAFF PARTICIPATION IN INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF APPEALS CONFERENCES.
(a) In General.—Section 7803(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(8) Consent of taxpayer for participation in conference.—No individual employed by the Internal Revenue Service, other than an employee of the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals, may appear in a conference being carried out as part of the resolution process described in paragraph (3) without the consent of the taxpayer that requested an appeal under this subsection.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to conferences held after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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