- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: September 28, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 997 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (H.R. 997) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, as set forth in the
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference
accompanying Conference Report 105-599, that the National
Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as
appropriate.
- Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. LEE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (H.R. 997) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed.