“The bill safeguards middle-class families and small businesses from excessive IRS audits and blocks the IRS from using the remaining $80 billion set aside by the Biden Administration to expand enforcement actions which target hardworking Americans,” said Ellzey.
At the same time, it ensures resources are preserved to improve customer service and modernize outdated IT systems at the IRS, he said.
Ellzey, a former small business owner, co- sponsored the bill with several House colleagues.
“I know how difficult it can be to make a living. Over-regulation doesn’t help American business owners it hurts them. The federal government shouldn’t be working to make it more difficult to make a dollar,” said Congressman Ellzey.
The Ellis County Republican said that if the bill passes, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act would rein in IRS overreach and protect taxpayers from unnecessary audits while ensuring the agency focuses on serving Americans.
“Families and small businesses shouldn’t have to fear being unfairly targeted by their own government.”
The Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act was introduced Jan. 7, and will be heard in the Ways and Means Committee.
The House took up similar legislation in 2023. The bill passed the House during the 118 th Congress but was stopped when a motion to recommit, or amend the bill failed to pass.
Congressman Ellzey remains committed to ensuring that the federal government works for—not against—the American people and will continue to protect the livelihoods of hardworking families and small businesses across Texas.
United States Congressman Jake Ellzey represents Texas’s Sixth District which includes a portion of Tarrant County, the Irving area in Dallas County and part of Johnson County as well as all of Ellis, Navarro, Hill, Freestone, Anderson and Cherokee Counties.
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