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<dc:title>119 S5144 IS: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate installment agreement fees for certain individuals.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-07-28</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>119th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session><legis-num>S. 5144</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20260728">July 28, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S330">Mr. Bennet</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate installment agreement fees for certain individuals.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="S1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Installment agreement fees eliminated for certain individuals</header><subsection id="id8918F22E853F40B9A038C03050741300"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6159">Section 6159(f)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF0036DB9D5D463AA6AAB6D1974F8B01"><paragraph id="id741E7C2726564E129A4D55AC97C0A210"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>No fee shall be imposed on an installment agreement under this section in the case of any taxpayer with an adjusted gross income, as determined for the most recent year for which such information is available, which does not exceed 250 percent of the applicable poverty level (as determined by the Secretary).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6A1B5D44C5FA44598E93B8BF1AEC3CD6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to installment agreements entered into after the date which is 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></legis-body></bill>

