Require the IRS to clearly notify taxpayers before contacting third parties for their financial information and give them a reasonable chance to respond.

W. Gregory Steube · Florida · Republican

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

before the IRS goes to your bank, your employer, your vendor, or another third party for information about you ... you should be told what they’re looking for and given a fair chance to respond

Steube backed legislation requiring the IRS to provide clearer advance notice to taxpayers and an opportunity to respond before seeking information from third parties.

Steube, Barrasso Taxpayer Privacy Bill Passes the House – Congressman Steube
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Evidence

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The official June 12, 2026 latest-news section lists new actions on student athletes, an impeachment resolution, IRGC, terrorist-family visas, and ANTIFA; there is no IRS third-party-notice item in the lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Inference from the member's current official news page: his most recent publicly posted activity in the lookback window is on unrelated issues, with no visible move on the IRS third-party-notice promise.

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Congressman Steube – Representing Florida
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IRS Publication 1 says the IRS generally deals directly with taxpayers, may sometimes contact other people for information, and only gives taxpayers a right to request a list of those contacted afterward.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official IRS baseline shows some third-party-contact safeguards exist, but they are post-contact and do not match the promise of clear pre-contact notice plus a chance to respond.

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Publication 1 (Rev. 9-2017) - Your Rights as a Taxpayer
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Assessments

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The available evidence does not show W. Gregory Steube securing or materially advancing a requirement that the IRS give taxpayers pre-contact notice and a chance to respond before third-party financial-information requests. IRS Publication 1 reflects only a limited, post-contact taxpayer-rights framework, which falls short of the promise. His recent official news page also shows unrelated activity rather than action on this issue.

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