Bill > S4928

This bill makes appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The key provisions include: - Allowing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to transfer up to 5% of its appropriation to other IRS appropriations upon advance approval, and requiring the IRS to maintain an employee training program and institute policies to protect taxpayer information and identity. - Providing funds to the IRS to improve 1-800 helpline services, issue address change notices to employers, and give special consideration to certain offers-in-compromise from victims of tax-related crimes. - Prohibiting the IRS from targeting citizens for exercising First Amendment rights or groups based on their ideological beliefs, and restricting the use of funds for certain IRS conferences. - Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to use direct hire authority and special pay authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants to process backlogged tax returns. - Providing general administrative provisions for the Department of the Treasury, including transferring funds between certain appropriations. The bill also makes appropriations for various other federal agencies and programs, including the Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. It includes general government-wide provisions on topics like federal employee compensation, procurement, and spending restrictions.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4928/all-info