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H. Rept. 119-318 1 (2025-09-30)

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                    119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-318







                            FAIR  AND   ACCOUNTABLE IRS REVIEWS ACT




                      SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                    State of the Union and ordered to be printed




                     Mr.  SMITH of Missouri, from the Committee  on Ways  and  Means,
                                          submitted  the following



                                             REPORT


                                           [To accompany H.R. 5346]

                      The  Committee   on Ways  and  Means,  to whom  was  referred the
                    bill (H.R. 5346) to amend the Internal Revenue  Code  of 1986 to re-
                    form certain penalty and  interest provisions, having considered the
                    same,  reports  favorably thereon  with  an  amendment and     rec-
                    ommends   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

                                                                                    Page
                       I. SUMMARY AND  BACKGROUND ...............................................................  2
                            A. Purpose and Sum m ary  .....................................................................  2
                            B. Background and Need for Legislation .................... 2
                            C. Legislative  H istory  ........................................................................... .  3
                            D . Designated  H earing  ..........................................................................  3
                      II. EXPLANATION OF THE  BILL ..................................................................  3
                            A. Reform Penalty Assessment Procedural Requirements .................  3
                            B. Reasons for Change ..........................................................................  5
                            C. Explanation of Provision  ..................................................................  6
                            D . E ffective  D ate  ....................................................................................  6
                     III. VOTES OF THE COM M ITTEE ...................................................................  6
                     IV. BUDGET  EFFECTS  OF THE BILL ............................................................  7
                            A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ..................            7
                            B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
                                tures Budget Authority  ..................................................................  7
                             C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office .......    7
                      V. OTHER  MATTERS   TO BE  DISCUSSED  UNDER   THE  RULES  OF
                          TH E H O U SE .............................................................................................  7
                            A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations .................    7
                            B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .............  7
                            C. Applicability of House Rule XXI, Clause 5(b) ................        8
                            D. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................           8
                            E. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited
                                Tariff B enefits  .................................................................................  8
                             F. Duplication  of Federal Program s  .....................................................  8


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