{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-7972","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":7972,"title":"Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-03-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001183","fullName":"Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]","party":"R","state":"AZ","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-01","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16."},"policyArea":"Taxation","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-01","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-01","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to support</p><ul><li>audit case selection and effectiveness,</li><li>efforts to address offshore tax evasion,</li><li>use of artificial intelligence and data&nbsp;analytics in tax administration, and</li><li>various training and educational efforts.</li></ul><p>The bill defines a <em>qualified data scientist</em> as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced&nbsp;analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-09T17:05:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":335,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:05:53.096Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Taxpayer%20Workforce%20Modernization%20Act"}]}}