Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4974

DETECT Act of 2025

IRS Tax Fraud: AI Detection Study

Aug 15, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 11 months

The DETECT Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced and sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to consider it.

Legislative Progress

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Could go either way

This bill has support from both parties and only asks for a study rather than a major policy change, which usually makes it easier to pass.

Key Points

This bill requires a government watchdog group to write a report on how artificial intelligence could help the IRS find tax fraud. The goal is to see if new technology can help the government catch people who are not paying what they owe.
The report must be finished within six months of the bill becoming law. It will be shared with the main committees in Congress that oversee the nation's tax system and budget.
Supporters believe that AI can spot complicated patterns of fraud much faster than humans can. This could help the IRS focus its resources on the most serious cases of tax evasion and illegal tax schemes.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Aug 15, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Aug 15, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

DETECT Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 4974

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Data Sources

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Cosponsors

(7)

D: 1R: 6

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