119th Congress
S. 4298
Stop CHEATERS Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Angus S. King, Jr.(I-ME)
- Introduced
- Apr 15, 2026
- Policy area
- Taxation
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (28)
Original cosponsors (28)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John Fetterman (D-PA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly Act or the Stop CHEATERS Act
This bill provides additional appropriations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for FY2026-FY2031 and establishes reporting requirements related to tax enforcement for high-income individuals and corporations.
The bill provides specified appropriations to the IRS for FY2026-FY2031 for purposes such as tax enforcement, taxpayer services, technology and operations support, and business systems modernization. The funds provided by the bill remain available until expended.
The bill also requires the IRS to submit a report to Congress every two years that includes a comprehensive description of a plan to
• shift more IRS auditing and enforcement assets toward high-income individuals and large corporations,
• recruit and retain auditors with the skills essential to audit high-income individuals and large corporations, and
• increase voluntary compliance among high-income individuals and large corporations.
The report must also include (1) a description of the progress that has been made in implementing the plan; and (2) an analysis of how much of the difference between the taxes owed and the taxes collected by the IRS is attributable to taxpayers at different income levels, including high-income individuals and large corporations.
The bill also requires the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to submit a report to Congress evaluating the IRS's plan and its progress in implementing the plan.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - Apr 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate