Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) and Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. The bill would prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from using the balance of the Biden-Harris Administration’s massive, $80 billion infusion of taxpayer dollars to increase audits on middle-class families while preserving funding for customer service and IT modernization at the IRS.
“Families and small businesses have suffered enough under burdensome IRS regulations,” said Congressman Moran. “I'm proud to join Congressman Adrian Smith in introducing the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. This bill will protect middle-class families from audits they cannot afford and prevent the IRS from using its massive infusion of taxpayer dollars to harass and squeeze more revenue out of American families and small businesses.”
“In their 2022 Inflation Act spending spree, Democrats attempted to supersize the IRS with 87,000 new enforcement agents. Since then, TIGTA has reported the IRS has struggled to find new hires, targeted middle-class families with the majority of new audits, and neglected to update its own antiquated technology,” said Congressman Smith. “I have fought hard to reclaim these taxpayer funds. A broken IRS doesn't need more taxpayer dollars thrown at the problem. It needs to focus on serving Americans. This bill would hold the IRS accountable while preserving funding to improve IRS taxpayer service and systems."
This legislation is cosponsored by Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE), Congressman Mike Bost (R-IL), Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL), Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS), Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN), Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS), Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC), Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI), Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC), Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL), Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN), Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).
Full text of the legislation can be found HERE.
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