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H. Rept. 119-607 1 (2026-04-09)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaifs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-607 TAXPAYER EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT ACT APRIL 9, 2026.-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. 7971] The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7971) to provide for modernization and technological im- provements of services provided by the Internal Revenue Service, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ................................................................. 5 A. Purpose and Sum m ary ..................................................................... 5 B. Background and Need for Legislation .................... 5 C. Legislative H istory ........................................................................... . 5 D . Designated H earing .......................................................................... 6 II. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL ..................................................................... 6 A. Establishment of Dashboard to Inform Taxpayers of Backlogs and W ait Tim es ............................................................................. . 6 B. Expansion of Electronic Access to Information About Returns and R efunds ................................................................................... . 7 C. Expansion of Callback Technology .................................................. 8 D. Expansion of Online Accounts ......................................................... 9 III. VOTE OF THE COM M ITTEE ......................................................................... 10 IV. BUDGET EFFECTS OF THE BILL .............................................................. 11 A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects .................. 11 B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi- tures Budget Authority .................................................................. 11 C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ....... 11 V. OTHER MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED UNDER THE RULES OF THE H O U SE .......................................................................................................... 11 A. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ................ 11 B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ............. 12 C. Applicability of House Rule XXI, Clause 5(b) ................................. 12 D. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ................ 12 E. Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff B enefits ................................................................................ 12 69-006