REP. STEUBE'S BIPARTISAN BILL TO STRENGTHEN TAXPAYER RIGHTS UNANIMOUSLY PASSES HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTE

Washington, July 2 -- Representative Greg Steube issued the following press release:

The House Committee on Ways and Means today unanimously passed H.R. 9498, the Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act (TAPA), bipartisan legislation led by Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.) alongside Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) to authorize the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) to file amicus briefs in federal courts in support of fundamental taxpayer rights, particularly those contained in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Under current law, the National Taxpayer Advocate, often called "the voice of the taxpayer," is not authorized to submit amicus briefs in federal tax litigation, even in cases that could set precedent affecting the rights of taxpayers n...