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BillsHH.R. 7959

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act

119th CongressIntroduced March 17, 2026Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]· PA-16
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 28, 2026

Summary

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower awards and protections.

Committees

  • PrimaryFinance Committee
  • AlsoWays and Means Committee

CRS subjects

Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of the Treasury

Action history

  1. March 17, 2026Introduced in House
  2. March 17, 2026Introduced in House
  3. March 17, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. March 25, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. March 25, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  6. April 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-606.
  7. April 9, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-606.
  8. April 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
  9. April 27, 2026Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. April 27, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3104-3106)
  11. April 27, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7959.
  12. April 27, 2026At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. April 27, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3117-3118)
  14. April 27, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 10 (Roll no. 138). (text: CR H3104)
  15. April 27, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 10 (Roll no. 138). (text: CR H3104)
  16. April 27, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. April 28, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Cosponsors (5)

Text versions

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