H.R. 5978

Summary

H.R. 5978, the Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Keith Self (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5978 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5978 IH: Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5978  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Mr. Self  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act  .
2.
Study and report
(a)
Study
The Comptroller General of the United States (hereinafter the  Comptroller General ), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate), shall conduct a study on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall—
(1)
identify foreign programs explicitly designed to support remittance transfers from individuals in the United States,
(2)
determine whether programs identified in paragraph (1) bypass the tax laws or reporting laws of the United States and whether such bypass is intentional, and
(3)
identify the scope, financial volume, and policy implications of programs identified in paragraph (1).
(b)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that contains—
(1)
the results of the study required by subsection (a), and
(2)
policy recommendations for enforcement or regulatory responses to such results.

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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion.

Sponsors

Rep. Keith Self (R) sponsors H.R. 5978 alone.

Keith Self

Rep. · R–TX-3 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5978 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5978 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5978 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5978 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act — Display Title
• Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate Federal tax evasion. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 5978 in 6 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 Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Manufacturing.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5978 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5978’s is Taxation.

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