BUCHANAN BILL TO ENCOURAGE USE OF AI TOOLS TO DETECT TAX FRAUD ADVANCED BY HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Washington, July 1 -- Congressman Vern Buchanan issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced that his bipartisan AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 (H.R. 9501 (https://www.co/)) to encourage the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to detect tax fraud was marked up and passed out of committee by the House Ways and Means Committee. Buchanan's bill is co-led by Congressman Steven Horsford (D-Nev.).

"Protecting American taxpayer dollars is one of our most important responsibilities in Congress, and we should be empowering the IRS to use modern, emerging technologies to ensure that all tax fraud is ...