2023: Fitzpatrick Voted To Rescind $71 Billion In IRS Funding
Provided By The Inflation Reduction Act For Tax Enforcement And
Operations. In January 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly,
Fitzpatrick voted for the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection
Act, which would "rescind unobligated balances from $71 billion
appropriated to the IRS in the fiscal 2022 budget reconciliation bill
(PL 117-169) for tax enforcement and operations support, as well as
$726 million for a task force to design a free direct e-file system for
tax returns; the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration;
Office of Tax Policy functions related to promulgating tax regulations;
the U.S. Tax Court; and Treasury Department oversight and support of the
IRS. It would not rescind any funding from the $3.1 billion provided by
the reconciliation bill for taxpayer services or the $4.7 billion for
business systems modernization." The vote was on passage. The House
passed the bill by a vote of 221 to 210, thus the bill was sent to the
Senate. [House Vote 25,
1/9/23; Congressional
Quarterly, 1/9/23; Congressional
Actions, H.R.
23]
The Bill Would Rescind Most Of The $80 Billion Appropriation For
The IRS Over A Decade. According to Congressional Quarterly,
"Adrian Smith is kicking off this week as sponsor of the first bill
(HR 23) scheduled for a vote in the House this Congress, a measure
to rescind most of Democrats' nearly $80 billion in new funding for
the IRS over a decade." [Congressional Quarterly,
1/9/23]
The Bill Would Have Rescinded $71.5 Billion In Funding For The
IRS, Which Was Part Of 2022's Climate, Tax And Health Care
Reconciliation Bill And Was Meant For Tax Code Enforcement And Crack
Down On Tax Evaders. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The
new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to claw back $71.5
billion in funding for the IRS that was part of Democrats' climate,
tax and health care reconciliation law last year. The party-line
221-210 vote was the first legislative act of the new Congress,
showing Republicans' interest in proving their opposition to
Democrats' effort to boost tax code enforcement and crack down on
tax avoidance." [Congressional Quarterly,
1/9/23]
2023: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted For Family And Small Business
Taxpayer Protection Act, Which Would Rescind IRS Funding Provided By The
Inflation Reduction Act. In January 2023, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against the "motion to recommit the bill
that would rescind IRS funding appropriated by the fiscal 2022 budget
reconciliation bill (PL 117-169) to the House Ways and Means Committee."
The vote was on a motion to recommit. The House rejected the motion by a
vote of 208-221, thus the House voted on passage subsequently. [House
Vote 24, 1/9/23;
Congressional Quarterly, 1/9/23;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
23]
2022: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Authorizing $79.3 Billion For The
Internal Revenue Service, Including For Tax Enforcement And
Modernization Of Systems. In August 2022, according to Congressional
Quarterly, Fitzpatrick voted against concurring in the Senate amendment
to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which would "authorize $79.3
billion for IRS operations, including enforcement activities and systems
modernization." The vote was on a motion to concur. The House concurred
with the Senate by a vote 220-207, thus the bill was sent to President
Biden for final signage. President Biden signed the bill and it
ultimately became law. [House Vote 420,
8/12/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 8/12/22;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5376]
2021: Fitzpatrick Voted Against Providing $78.9 Billion To Support
Internal Revenue Service Operations And Tax Enforcement. In November
2021, Fitzpatrick voted against the Build Back Better act which would,
according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide $78.9 billion to improve
IRS operations and tax enforcement." The vote was on passage. The House
passed the bill by a vote of 220-213. [House Vote 385,
11/19/21; Congressional
Quarterly, 11/19/21;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
5376]