H.R. 7972 Reported by committee Taxation

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

To require the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program within the Internal Revenue Service to recruit qualified data scientists to partner with tax law specialists and provide insights and identify emerging and complex issues in tax administration, ranging from data acquisition and quality through developing advanced analytics, statistics, and models to improve core tax administration activities in services and enforcement.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] Introduced March 18, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action September 8, 2026

Summary

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to support
- audit case selection and effectiveness,
- efforts to address offshore tax evasion,
- use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in tax administration, and
- various training and educational efforts.
The bill defines a qualified data scientist as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Sep 8, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.
  2. Sep 8, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-807.
  3. Jul 1, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.
  4. Jul 1, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 18, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  6. Mar 18, 2026 Introduced in House

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