# 119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

119-hr-7971, Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7971
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Real-time public IRS dashboard** to show caller queues and wait times, paired with expanded online access to returns, refunds, and taxpayer-authorized documents. The bill would also require an application programming interface for the data, wider callback options, and measures to block automated robocalls. - Taxpayers and households would get live wait counts, longest wait times, estimated wait times, and improved online status for returns and refunds. In weeks with significant delays the IRS would publish when items received at least 21 days earlier were processed. - Tax preparers and authorized representatives would gain expanded online account access to view, respond to, and authorize documents, plus protections against unauthorized disclosure and required focus groups before rollout. - App developers and public tools would be able to pull dashboard data through an application programming interface (API). The bill also pushes the IRS to screen automated calls and to prefer callback service, with a 5-minute unanswered-call threshold by 2028.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Online IRS account to view and reply: benefit, medium. You would get a single IRS website or app to see your past returns, IRS letters, and other documents for the last six years (not earlier than enactment). You would be able to upload and send responses there. Your authorized representative, tax preparer, or qualified reporting agent would see or sen…
- Real-time IRS phone waits and callbacks: benefit, low. The IRS would show real-time wait info for key phone lines on its website. It would list callers connected to a person, connected to automation, waiting, the longest wait, and if callback is offered and when. A public tool and API would share this data, and monthly reports would show call lengths,…
- Track returns and see processing delays: benefit, low. You would be able to check, on a website or app, if the IRS received your return or amended return, whether processing is done, when any refund was issued, and an estimated refund date. If your refund is by deposit, it would show the bank name, routing number, and part or all of the account number;…
- Rules for payroll tax agents: benefit, low. The bill would set who counts as a qualified reporting agent for employment taxes. With proper IRS authorization, an agent could sign and file payroll tax returns and make deposits for an employer. The IRS would set requirements, and an agent could not act if their authorization is revoked or suspe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4231: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5544: Ejiao Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7971)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-4231: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4231)
- [119-hr-5544: Ejiao Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5544)
- [119-hr-3112: Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3112)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7971 (as of 2026-09-30).