August 15, 2025
Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
To require the Comptroller General to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Digital Evaluation for Tax Enforcement and Compliance Tracking Act of 2025
or the DETECT Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Report on potential for use of artificial intelligence to detect tax fraud
The Comptroller General shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the potential of artificial intelligence to assist the Internal Revenue Service in detecting tax fraud.