The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
HR 6495 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by W. Gregory Steube (R)

Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act

Requires the to tell taxpayers what information it will seek from their employers or banks before asking.

Tradeoff

Gives taxpayers 45 days to provide information themselves instead of the contacting third parties. The can skip this requirement if it determines the third-party information is necessary.

What's in it

See official bill text

Reduces revenues by an insignificant amount and increases administrative costs by less than $500,000 over 2026-2030.

The federal cost is minimal (under $500,000 for enforcement and compliance); the bill's real impact is a procedural requirement that gives taxpayers advance warning before third-party information requests, which may increase audit complexity or reduce efficiency depending on behavioral responses.

H.R. 6495, Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on April 27, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Dec 5, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Dec 5, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 41 - 0(Dec 10, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-427.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 27, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Apr 28, 2026)