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H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025 · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 997119th CongressTaxation

National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

Sponsored by Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) · 1 active : 1 Democrat

Latest action: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5123)

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Where it standsBefore the House

Passed both chambers, awaiting the President

House: passedMar 31, 2025
Senate: passedSep 28, 2026
President: Awaiting action

71 representatives score as swing votes

Summary

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National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appoint legal counsel within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to report directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate. The bill also expands the authority of the National Taxpayer Advocate to take personnel actions with respect to local taxpayer advocates (located in each state) to include actions with respect to any employee of TAS.

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Currently, pursuant to a Department of the Treasury order, all legal counsel whose duties include providing legal advice to any official in any office or bureau of Treasury are part of the Legal Division within Treasury and under the supervision of the General Counsel, with limited exceptions. TAS assists taxpayers in matters involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and is part of the IRS, within Treasury.

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed385 yea, 0 nayMarch 31, 2025 · Roll call 85

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	Share
Swing	49	0%
Middle	147	0%
Entrenched	125	0%

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Ways and Means · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Finance · SenateDischarged from · Referred to

Subjects

Federal officials
Lawyers and legal services
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

71Swing 70–100
206Middle 30–70
150Entrenched 0–30
6Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 6 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 6.5 (needs 5.0).

H.Res. 1156 · Apr 16, 2026 · Roll call 481On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for tax policies that support working families
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 25 · Mar 11, 2025 · Roll call 70On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 9495 · Nov 21, 2024 · Roll call 1195On PassageStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 9495 · Nov 12, 2024 · Roll call 1176On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8314 · Sep 17, 2024 · Roll call 1136On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNo Foreign Election Interference Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7980 · Sep 12, 2024 · Roll call 1135On PassageEnd Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Con.Res. 86 · Mar 21, 2024 · Roll call 815On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7024 · Jan 31, 2024 · Roll call 748On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 281On PassageCHOICE Arrangement Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 279On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 278On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3799 · Jun 21, 2023 · Roll call 277On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

1 active

Show all 1 cosponsors

Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

All voting members	380	0	0%

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Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1House Committee on Ways and MeansOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 27% of 13 similar votes
Today100Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 97 Swing (today: 100)
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
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Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENHouse Committee on Ways and MeansOn the ballot
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Committee
Broke with party on 24% of 7 similar votes
Today95Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
3
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 35% of 12 similar votes
Today94Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 93 Swing (today: 94)
Contact
4
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 40% of 13 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 91 Swing (today: 93)
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5
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 14% of 13 similar votes
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 92)
Contact
6
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 46% of 13 similar votes
Today92Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 92)
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7
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 13 similar votes
Today91Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 89 Swing (today: 91)
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8
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 14% of 12 similar votes
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 88 Swing (today: 90)
Contact
9
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 41% of 13 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 85 Swing (today: 88)
Contact
10
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 13 similar votes
Today88Swing
Vote on passage, Mar 31, 2025:YeaProjected at the vote: 85 Swing (today: 88)
Contact