# 119-s-5162: Strengthening Taxpayer Advocacy Act

119-s-5162, Strengthening Taxpayer Advocacy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5162
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5162
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Taxpayer Advocacy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Expand the National Taxpayer Advocate's authority** to hire and remove staff. It would also require broader access to IRS returns, legal advice, and meetings, repeal a pause on certain time limits for people seeking help, and allow limited operations during funding gaps.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger help from Taxpayer Advocate: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would give the National Taxpayer Advocate more power and faster access to IRS information. The IRS Commissioner would have to provide, within 2 weeks of a written request, returns and return information, Chief Counsel legal advice the Advocate needs (including advice prepared…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5162 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5162)

## Related
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5162 (as of 2026-09-30).