House Bill 998
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act
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Passed Senate on Oct 20, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
998
Congress
119
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
checkPassed on March 31, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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10/23/2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/20/2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
10/20/2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
10/20/2025
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
04/01/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/31/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/31/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1348-1349)
03/31/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
03/31/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 998.
03/31/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1348-1349: 1)
03/31/2025
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
03/27/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
03/27/2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-42.
02/12/2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
02/12/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
02/05/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
02/05/2025
Introduced in House
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to improve the notices of math or clerical errors sent by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to taxpayers.
Notices must describe errors in plain language, include itemized computations of adjustments, and specify the deadline for abatement requests.
The Secretary must establish procedures for taxpayers to request abatements and implement a pilot program for certified mail notices.
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Nov 18, 2025 5:49:56 PM