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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.
Action Timeline
2025-08-15
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-08-15
Introduced in House
2025-08-15
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.4974 pass?
HR.4974 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.4974 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.4974?
HR.4974 was sponsored by Vern Buchanan (R-Florida).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 4974 IH: Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-08-15 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. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Smith of Washington , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act of 2025 or the DETECT Act of 2025 . 2. Report on potential for use of artificial intelligence to detect tax fraud The Comptroller General shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.
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