The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
HR 998 Signed into law

Sponsored by Randy Feenstra (R)

Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act

Requires the to send clearer notices when it finds math or filing errors on tax returns.

Tradeoff

Improves taxpayer communication about tax errors with no stated cost or revenue impact.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 998, Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/61284 · Apr 2025

Passed the House by on March 31, 2025. Passed the Senate by on October 20, 2025. Signed into law on November 25, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 5, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Feb 5, 2025)

  3. House

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

    Reported 43 - 0(Feb 12, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-42.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 31, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Apr 1, 2025)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Oct 20, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Oct 20, 2025)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Nov 25, 2025)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Nov 25, 2025)