# 117-hr-8983: To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction.

117-hr-8983, To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8983
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8983
- Congress: 117
- Title: To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently increase the standard deduction.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-09-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill rescinds amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service for enforcement and other activities under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also permanently increases the standard deduction for individual taxpayers.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act
- 117-hjres-72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rel…
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-6299: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act
- 117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services r…
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…

## Sources
- [117-hr-8983 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8983)

## Related
- [117-hr-8835: Protect the UNBORN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8835)
- [117-hjres-72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-72)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6299: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6299)
- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8983 (as of 2025-11-18).