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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 6 › Proposal

$4,999,000,000 for tax enforcement

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6, Sec. 6. Written by .

$4,999,000,000 for tax enforcement

The document says “meansWho acts: Commissioner of Internal RevenueHow: statuteSec. 6 in the PDF
What the document says

“For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6

Division E gives $4,999,000,000 for tax enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service, of which no more than $250,000,000 stays available until September 30, 2027, at least $60,257,000 is for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program, and no more than $35,000,000 is for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division.

What the document actually says

“For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 6
That sentence, in plain words

This money pays to work out and collect taxes owed. It also pays for legal work and for looking into crimes.

What this is about

Enforcement covers audits and court cases. It also covers crime cases. The sum is close to five billion dollars.

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