H.R. 4974: DETECT Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-08-15 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official title

DETECT Act of 2025

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Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act of 2025 or the DETECT Act of 2025 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit a report to Congress within 180 days from the date of enactment on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.

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DETECT Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · 7 cosponsors

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David Schweikert (R-AZ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] reported raising $932,898 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4974.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4974 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills