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IBUnion Calendar No. 272119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5346[Report No. 119–318]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 15, 2025Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansSeptember 30, 2025Additional sponsor: Mr. Smith of NebraskaSeptember 30, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 15, 2025A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform certain penalty and interest provisions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act.

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Procedural requirements for assessment of penalties

(a)

Approval of assessment

Section 6751(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1)

In general

No penalty under this title shall be assessed or entered unless, before any written communication with respect to such penalty (including proposal of a penalty as an adjustment) is sent to the taxpayer, the initial determination of such assessment is personally approved (in writing) by the immediate supervisor of the individual making such determination or such higher level official as the Secretary may designate..(b)

Immediate supervisor defined

Section 6751(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)

Immediate supervisor

For purposes of this subsection, the term immediate supervisor means, with respect to an individual making a determination under paragraph (1), the person to whom such individual reports. .(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to notices issued, and penalties assessed, after December 31, 2025.

September 30, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed