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HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 106

House passes IRS modernization package (Apr 27, 2026) — Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act (H.R. 7971, Schweikert) mandates real-time IRS public dashboard of call wait-times/backlog + callback tech + expanded online accounts; BARCODE Efficiency Act (H.R. 6956) requires scannable codes + OCR on paper returns

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Original stage
Bill introduced
Source
FedScoop / Schweikert / Govexec / Nextgov
Actor label
House (Ways & Means — Schweikert AZ-01); Smith chair
Original source type
Press
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https://fedscoop.com/house-passes-irs-tech-bills-barcode-act-taxpayer-improvement/

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Historical tracker · Signals sheet · row 106

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