The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 9498 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by W. Gregory Steube (R)

Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

Lets the National Taxpayer Advocate file legal briefs in federal tax court cases.

Tradeoff

Allows the Taxpayer Advocate Service to weigh in on tax disputes that affect many people's rights. No fiscal cost identified.

What's in it

See official bill text

H.R. 9498 has negligible federal cost; exact budgetary effect not specified in the abstract.

This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to file friend-of-the-court briefs in tax lawsuits, a primarily administrative change with minimal federal enforcement cost; the policy's real impact is expanding the Advocate's participation rights in litigation.

H.R. 9498, Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act · Aug 2026

Passed the House by on September 15, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 29, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Jun 29, 2026)

  3. House

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

    Reported 39 - 0(Jul 1, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-799.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Sep 16, 2026)