Senate Panel Votes to Keep IRS Funds Steady, Spurning House Cuts

Aug. 1, 2024, 3:32 PM UTC

Senate appropriators passed legislation to keep IRS funding steady, proposing billions more for the agency than the GOP-controlled chamber’s version in the Senate’s Financial Services and General Government bill.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted unanimously in a 27-0 bipartisan vote to provide $12.3 billion for the agency in fiscal 2025, aimed at helping it improve customer service and modernize technology as it boosts its enforcement capabilities, a legislative summary released Thursday said. The Senate’s legislation pushes back on the House-advanced bill that proposed a $2.2 billion cut compared to this year, mostly in enforcement funding.

The bill provides ...

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