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H.R. 9501

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9501, the AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jun 29, 2026 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 1, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Record

Text

H.R. 9501 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb9501/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9501 IH: AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9501  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 29, 2026   Mr. Buchanan  (for himself,  Mr. Bean of Florida ,  Mr. Schweikert , and  Mr. Horsford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026  .
2.
Artificial intelligence fraud detection pilot program
(a)
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a pilot program to use artificial intelligence to identify inaccurate returns of tax, including such returns which are inaccurate as a result of—
(1)
identity theft,
(2)
fraudulent claims for tax credits, deductions, or refunds by individual or business taxpayers, and
(3)
tax returns improperly prepared by a third party who is not properly identified on the return.
(b)
Duration
The pilot program required under subsection (a) shall operate for a period of not less than 18 months and not more than 2 years.
(c)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate describing—
(1)
the aggregate amount of improper refunds or reduced tax liability attributable to fraud detected as a result of the pilot program required by subsection (a),
(2)
the aggregate amount of any recovery made by the Government by reason of such pilot program, and
(3)
the accuracy of the artificial intelligence tools used under such pilot program in identifying fraudulent returns of tax.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 29, 2026

hb9501/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (06/29/2026)

AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a pilot program to use artificial intelligence to identify inaccurate federal tax returns. Upon completion of the pilot program, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress describing the

  • aggregate amount of improper tax refunds or reduced tax liability attributable to fraud detected by the pilot program,
  • aggregate amount recovered as a result of the pilot program, and
  • accuracy of the artificial intelligence tools used in the pilot program in identifying fraudulent federal tax returns.

Sponsors

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 9501, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9501 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Markup By · Jul 1, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9501 has taken 4 actions since Jun 29, 2026, the latest on Jul 1, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 1, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldWays and Means Committee
Jul 1, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.Ways and Means Committee
Jun 29, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 9501 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9501 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 9501, the latest on Aug 20, 2026.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9501 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KAREN KERRIGAN111
RAYMOND KEATING111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)2026 second_quarter$45K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9501 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9501’s is Taxation.

hr9501/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9501, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 9501.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8[Page H4317]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com