H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-03-18 · Taxation · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 706.

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Official title

Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

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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.

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Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr7972 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills