H.R. 9501House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026

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The AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 directs the Treasury Department to launch a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to spot inaccurate tax returns caused by identity theft, fraudulent credit or deduction claims, and improperly prepared returns. The program must begin within 180 days of the law’s enactment, run for 18 to 24 months, and be evaluated by a report from the Comptroller General to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of the Treasury must establish an AI‑based fraud‑detection pilot no later than 180 days after the law takes effect.
The pilot will target returns that are inaccurate due to identity theft, fraudulent tax‑credit or deduction claims, and returns prepared by unidentified third parties.
The pilot must operate for at least 18 months but no longer than 2 years.
Within 180 days after the pilot ends, the Comptroller General must report to the relevant congressional committees the total improper refunds or tax reductions found, any government recoveries made, and how accurate the AI tools were in identifying fraud.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 701.

September 8, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 29, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

June 29, 2026

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Ways and Means Committee

July 1, 2026

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

Ways and Means Committee

July 1, 2026

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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-801.

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September 8, 2026

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 701.

September 8, 2026

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Reported in HouseIssued September 8, 2026

Union Calendar No. 701

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9501

[Report No. 119–801]

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

September 8, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 29, 2026

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026.

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.

September 8, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed