Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act

How it moves voter issues

• +1Personal taxes

  Reduces IRS audit and enforcement capacity and halts work on a free direct e-file system.

  Low confidence

  AI score: +1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

• −1Federal deficit & spending

  Rescinds IRS enforcement funding; CBO projected less tax collected and a net increase in deficits.

  High confidence

  AI score: −1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

What it does

Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act This bill rescinds certain unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for (1) its enforcement activities and operations support; (2) planning for a free, direct electronic filing (e-filing) tax return system; and (3) funding the U.S. Tax Court and certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, passed house version.

Every recorded vote on it

1. Jan 9, 2023House On Motion to RecommitFamily and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act208 yea 221 nayProcedural, not counted
2. Jan 9, 2023House On PassageFamily and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act221 yea 210 nayCounts toward rankings