# 119-hr-4974: DETECT Act of 2025

119-hr-4974, DETECT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4974
- Congress: 119
- Title: DETECT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires a GAO report on AI's potential to help the IRS detect tax fraud.** This bill would require the Comptroller General to submit a report within 180 days to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee assessing how artificial intelligence could assist the Internal Revenue Service in identifying tax fraud.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4974)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4974 (as of 2026-04-21).