# 119-hr-8208: Taxpayer Advocate Continuity Act

119-hr-8208, Taxpayer Advocate Continuity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8208
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8208
- Congress: 119
- Title: Taxpayer Advocate Continuity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Would give the IRS and the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate temporary authority to keep helping taxpayers during appropriations gaps.** This bill would let the IRS Commissioner and the Taxpayer Advocate incur obligations during a lapse in appropriations to assist taxpayers who face economic hardship under the tax code and to comply with Taxpayer Assistance Orders. The authority is framed as action-based for the duration of a lapse and uses broad "for such amounts as may be necessary" language with no explicit funding cap or sunset written into the text.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keep IRS taxpayer help during shutdown: benefit, low. If enacted, the IRS Commissioner and the Taxpayer Advocate would be allowed to spend money during a lapse in funding. This would let them help taxpayers who face economic hardship because of an IRS action or inaction. It would also let them fund actions needed to comply with Taxpayer Assistance Ord…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8208 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8208)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8208 (as of 2026-09-30).