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119 · HR 6495 Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act

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Taxpayer Notification and Privacy ActThis bill expands the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice requirements for contacting a third party (e.g., employer or bank) for information related to a...
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House-cleared, low-cost IRS process tweak with a live Senate companion and friendly gatekeepers; best path is a quick hotline/UC in the Senate or a hitch on a small tax‑admin package before the summer work period. Composite viability: 4/5. (docs.house.gov)

41yea – 0 nay
House committee vote (W&M)
0Suspension (voice) — scheduled Apr 27, 2026
House floor procedure
2629S. — Barrasso/Warnock
Senate companion
0Negligible (JCT)
Estimated budget impact
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Published
28 Apr 2026
Updated
28 Apr 2026
Tags
119th Congress · Tax · IRS
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Snapshot and Status

  • Institutional control: GOP trifecta — President Trump; Senate GOP majority led by Majority Leader John Thune; House GOP under Speaker Mike Johnson. (congress.gov)
  • House: Reported by Ways & Means on January 7, 2026; committee vote 41–0; scheduled under suspension on April 27, 2026 (voice). Congress.gov is lagging on updating final floor action. (govinfo.gov)
  • Senate: Direct companion exists — S.2629 (Barrasso/Warnock), referred to Finance. Finance Chair is Mike Crapo (R‑ID). (congress.gov)
  • Cost/scorekeeping: Committee report and JCT indicate negligible revenue effect; no new budget authority or tax expenditures. (govinfo.gov)
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Procedural Viability Check (by factor)

Document 119-HR-6495 — Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act.

Factor Assessment Why it matters / Evidence
Chamber of Origin House, bipartisan (Steube R‑FL; Panetta D‑CA). Cleared committee 41–0; scheduled under suspension. Bipartisan profile + suspension path signal low controversy; committee report documents 41–0. (govinfo.gov)
Vehicle Type Stand‑alone tax administration tweak; not must‑pass. Works well as a rider on a small tax‑admin bundle or year‑end tax vehicle if UC slows. Data community is already bundling similar IRS data bills. (datafoundation.org)
Senate Threshold Needs UC or 60 for cloture; viable via hotline/UC. Companion S.2629 has bipartisan leads (Barrasso/Warnock), making UC realistic. (congress.gov)
Committee Path Senate Finance under Chair Mike Crapo; sponsor Barrasso sits on Finance; Warnock co‑leads. Friendly gatekeepers + bipartisan co‑lead lower friction. (finance.senate.gov)
Must‑Pass Potential Moderate. Can hitch to tax‑admin/minibus or an IRS/Tax Court/technical package. Not natural must‑pass alone, but easy to tuck into a moving tax vehicle. (Strategy inference.)
Budget Scorekeeping Negligible revenue impact per JCT; no new BA/tax expenditures in committee report. Avoids PAYGO headaches; simplifies attachment to larger vehicles. (govinfo.gov)
Calendar Math It’s April 28, 2026. Senate can clear by UC before Memorial Day or park it for an early summer tax‑admin package; fallback is pre‑recess or lame duck. Short floor time needed; UC path minimizes calendar risk. (Calendar inference.)
House committee vote (W&M)
41yea – 0 nay
House floor procedure
0Suspension (voice) — scheduled Apr 27, 2026
Senate companion
2629S. — Barrasso/Warnock
Estimated budget impact
0Negligible (JCT)
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Power/Process Map

  • Gatekeepers: Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo; Ranking Member Ron Wyden; bill leads Barrasso (R) and Warnock (D). House W&M Chair Jason Smith already moved it. (finance.senate.gov)
  • Floor: Senate Majority Leader John Thune can clear by hotline/UC if no holds; otherwise low‑priority floor time is unlikely before summer crunch. (senate.gov)
  • Executive: No SAP; with GOP control, signature risk is low once it reaches the President. (Inference.)
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Most Likely Paths and Tactics

  1. Primary: Hotline H.R. 6495 on the Senate side and clear by unanimous consent; if a hold materializes, pivot to substituting the Senate companion S.2629 and send it back by voice under suspension in the House. (congress.gov)
  2. Packaging option: Fold into a small bipartisan tax‑administration bundle assembled by Senate Finance; outside allies (e.g., Data Foundation) are already framing a cluster of IRS data/operations bills for leadership. (datafoundation.org)
  3. Year‑end insurance: If standalone timing slips, attach to the first viable tax or IRS‑related vehicle with a live conference (mini‑bus, technical corrections, or Tax Court/administration bill). (Inference.)
Composite viability score
4 / 5

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