119 HR 9501 IH: AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-06-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9501IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 29, 2026Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Schweikert, and Mr. Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026.

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Artificial intelligence fraud detection pilot program

(a)

In general

The Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a pilot program to use artificial intelligence to identify inaccurate returns of tax, including such returns which are inaccurate as a result of— (1)identity theft, (2)fraudulent claims for tax credits, deductions, or refunds by individual or business taxpayers, and (3)tax returns improperly prepared by a third party who is not properly identified on the return. (b)

Duration

The pilot program required under subsection (a) shall operate for a period of not less than 18 months and not more than 2 years. (c)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate describing— (1)the aggregate amount of improper refunds or reduced tax liability attributable to fraud detected as a result of the pilot program required by subsection (a), (2) the aggregate amount of any recovery made by the Government by reason of such pilot program, and (3)the accuracy of the artificial intelligence tools used under such pilot program in identifying fraudulent returns of tax.