House Panel Taking Up Bill With Deep IRS Funding Cuts: BGOV Tax

July 21, 2025, 10:10 AM UTC

House Panel to Consider GOP’s IRS Budget Cuts

House lawmakers today will consider a GOP proposal to drastically slash the IRS budget for fiscal year 2026 by $2.8 billion, a more than 20 percent cut from its 2025 funding level.

An Appropriations subcommittee is set to hold a markup on the legislation this evening.

Unveiled Sunday night, the proposal calls for cutting the annual IRS budget down to $9.5 billion, with steep cuts to its enforcement budget.

The agency is currently working on an annual budget of $12.3 billion, after Congress agreed to a continuing resolution to fund the government ...

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