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Taxpayer Advocate Continuity Act
To maintain operations of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate during a lapse in appropriations with respect to the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill allows the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner and the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate to spend money and incur obligations in advance of appropriations during a lapse in government funding. The bill permits these expenditures to assist taxpayers experiencing economic hardship due to IRS actions or inactions, and to comply with Taxpayer Assistance Orders. This would enable the Taxpayer Advocate office to continue operations and help taxpayers in need during government shutdowns.
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Actions (2)
- Apr 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Apr 6, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 6, 2026
Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To maintain operations of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate during a lapse in appropriations with respect to the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
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 “Taxpayer Advocate Continuity Act”.
SEC. 2. OPERATIONS TO ASSIST TAXPAYERS EXPERIENCING HARDSHIPS DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.
Notwithstanding section 1341(a) of title 31, United States Code, during any lapse in appropriations, the Commissioner and the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate may incur obligations in advance of appropriations for such amounts as may be necessary—
(1) to assist any taxpayer who is or may be experiencing an economic hardship (within the meaning of section 6343(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) as a result of any action or inaction by the Internal Revenue Service; and
(2) for the purpose of complying with any Taxpayer Assistance Order issued pursuant to section 7811 of such Code. <all>
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