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H.R. 196
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 196, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Adrian Smith (R) with 36 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Record
Text
H.R. 196 has 36 co-sponsors.
hb196/introduced-in-house.txt117 HR 196 IH: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-01-03text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Smith of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Hudson , Ms. Malliotakis , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Finstad , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Grothman , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Guest , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Estes , Mr. Bost , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Stauber , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Cline , Ms. Letlow , and Mr. Ellzey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILLTo rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act .2.Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue ServiceThe unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Revenue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are rescinded.
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-01-03
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
hb196/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
Sponsors
Rep. Adrian Smith (R) sponsors H.R. 196, and 36 members have co-sponsored it, 31 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–NE-3 · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–VA-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–KS-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–IA-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 196 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.
Actions
H.R. 196 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 3, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jan 3, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee |
Votes
H.R. 196 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 196 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act — Display Title
- Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 2 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 196 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | — | Virginia | 1 | 5 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 1 | 6 | — |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 1 | 5 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER TYREE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KATHERINE SYBENGA | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MARAM ABDELHAMID | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MATTHEW SOCKNAT | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ALEXANDER ETCHEN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| DENIZ MUSTAFA | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JAMES YOUNG | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JEFFREY SHOAF | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JOHN CHAMBERS | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KURT VORNDRAN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| REGINA HUTTER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JONATHON PORTER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JORDAN HOWARD | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| COLLEEN COSTELLO | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JOSH NASSAR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $350K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 second_quarter | $350K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 second_quarter | $340K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 first_quarter | $310K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 third_quarter | $300K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 first_quarter | $300K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2026 second_quarter | $216.4K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $202.2K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2026 first_quarter | $195.9K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2025 second_quarter | $111.2K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | 2025 third_quarter | $76.9K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 196 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 196’s is Taxation.
hr196/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com