H.R. 8134

Summary

H.R. 8134, the Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2026 by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 8134 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8134 IH: Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8134  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2026   Ms. De La Cruz  (for herself and  Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the participation of staff of the Internal Revenue Service in conferences being carried out by the Independent Office of Appeals for the purposes of resolving a taxpayer dispute.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026  .
2.
Limitation on staff participation in Independent Office of Appeals conferences
(a)
In general
 Section 7803(e)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(8)
Consent of taxpayer for participation in conference
No individual employed by the Internal Revenue Service, other than an employee of the Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals, may appear in a conference being carried out as part of the resolution process described in paragraph (3) without the consent of the taxpayer that requested an appeal under this subsection.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to conferences held after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the participation of staff of the Internal Revenue Service in conferences being carried out by the Independent Office of Appeals for the purposes of resolving a taxpayer dispute.

Sponsors

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) sponsors H.R. 8134, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Monica De La Cruz

Rep. · R–TX-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 27, 2026

Zachary Nunn

Rep. · R–IA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 27, 2026 · Original

Erin Houchin

Rep. · R–IN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 2, 2026

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 2, 2026

Randy Weber

Rep. · R–TX-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 2, 2026

Pat Harrigan

Rep. · R–NC-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8134 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Mar 27, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8134 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8134 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8134 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Strengthen Taxpayer Rights Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the participation of staff of the Internal Revenue Service in conferences being carried out by the Independent Office of Appeals for the purposes of resolving a taxpayer dispute. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8134 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8134 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8134’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8134, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 58 (Friday, March 27, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 8134.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2790]

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