House Passes Bipartisan Bills Tackling Tax Administration (1)

April 27, 2026, 8:08 PM UTCUpdated: April 27, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC

House lawmakers Monday passed by voice vote measures that tackle tax administration issues such as speeding up paper returns processing, boosting online access to IRS and taxpayer data, and giving taxpayers third-party data protections.

The votes on several pieces of legislation focused on tackling taxpayer issues and new deductions that saw widespread bipartisan support from members of the Ways and Means Committee.

The chamber also made quick work of legislation that would provide taxpayer benefits for qualified disasters and wildfires losses, exclude sexual abuse settlement damages from federal taxes, and extend a deduction to early childhood educators that elementary through ...

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