Some federal agencies have recently considered assigning immigration enforcement duties — normally handled by the Department of Homeland Security — to IRS employees. The Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act would block any such reassignment unless a federal watchdog, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, first certifies two things: that IRS employees have been properly trained for those duties, and that taking on those duties would not interfere with the IRS's core mission of helping taxpayers and enforcing tax law. The determination must be published in the Federal Register (the official government notice journal) to take effect and can be reversed the same way. The bill is aimed at preventing IRS resources from being diverted in ways that could reduce the quality of tax services for ordinary Americans.
Congressional Summary
This bill provides that Department of Homeland Security functions (e.g., immigration enforcement) may not be assigned to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) personnel (e.g., IRS criminal investigators) unless the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration determines (1) such IRS personnel are trained to administer such functions, and (2) the imposition of such functions on IRS personnel will not impede the IRS from enforcing federal tax law and providing quality services to taxpayers.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-27
- Date Added
- 2026-04-10
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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