# 119-s-1704: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

119-s-1704, National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1704
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## Summary

**Would let the National Taxpayer Advocate appoint in-house legal counsel who report directly to the Advocate.** It would also expand personnel authority to cover all staff in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate and treat the change as effective as if included in the 1998 IRS Restructuring and Reform Act. - National Taxpayer Advocate and Taxpayer Advocate Service leadership: Would gain explicit authority to appoint legal counsel inside the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate who report directly to the NTA or a delegate. - Office of the Taxpayer Advocate employees: Would broaden personnel-action authority from just local taxpayer-advocate offices to any employee of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. - Treasury legal structure and timing: Would create a direct reporting line for appointed OTA counsel that differs from the current Treasury practice of placing most legal counsel under the Treasury General Counsel, and it sets the amendments to take effect as if included in the 1998 IRS restructuring law.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More legal staff for taxpayer advocate: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let the National Taxpayer Advocate hire lawyers inside the Advocate's office. Those lawyers could report directly to the Advocate or a person the Advocate names. The bill would also change which employees count as part of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. If passed, t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1704)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1704 (as of 2026-10-16).