119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 4, 2026
Direct File Act of 2026
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Mar 4, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
No official summary has been published for this bill.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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16 citations.
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tax system integrity. Support Tax Simplification and Voluntary Compliance. Support IRS Taxpayer Assistance Programs. Regulation of tax return preparers. S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$810,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tax system integrity. Support tax simplification and voluntary compliance. Support IRS taxpayer assistance programs. Regulation of tax return preparers. S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…he Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948/H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: FEROX STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tax system integrity; Support Tax Simplification and Voluntary Compliance; Support IRS Taxpayer Assistance Programs; Regulation of tax return preparers; S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: MARIA FREESE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…he Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948/H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$970,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tax system integrity. Support tax simplification and voluntary compliance. Support IRS taxpayer assistance programs. Regulation of tax return preparers. S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…tax system integrity. Support Tax Simplification and Voluntary Compliance. Support IRS Taxpayer Assistance Programs. Regulation of tax return preparers. S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES · lobbying firm or registrant: FEROX STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…security incident reporting harmonization; FY26 MILCONVA Appropriations on VA and SBA report on expansion of programming serving veteran entrepreneurs; S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…enter for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948 and H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PUBLIC CITIZEN · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC CITIZEN
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$99,577
Spent on own lobbying
Direct File Act (S. 3948/H.R. 7806), Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Stop CHEATERS Act, graduated corporate income tax, Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act (S.2818/H.R. 5298), Curtailing Executive Overcompensa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: MARIA FREESE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…enter for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948 and H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$85,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act, entire bill 3. H.R. 3271, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, entire bill 4. S. 1690, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, entire bill 5. H.R. 7806, Direct File Act, entire bill 6. S. 3948, Direct File Act, entire bill 7. S. 1690, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, entire bill 8. H.R. 7828, Suppl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted May 1, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,130,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tax system integrity. Support tax simplification and voluntary compliance. Support IRS taxpayer assistance programs. Regulation of tax return preparers. S.3948/H.R.7806 - The Direct File Act of 2026
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948, H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · lobbying firm or registrant: MARIA FREESE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other federal agencies which serve older Americans. Filing Tax Returns: Direct File Act of 2026 (S. 3948, H.R. 7806). A bill to reverse the Trump Administrations decision to end the Direct File program and codify it into law, thus allowing taxpayers to file their taxes onlin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$95,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act, entire bill 3. H.R. 3271, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, entire bill 4. S. 1690, Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, entire bill 5. H.R. 7806, Direct File Act, entire bill 6. S. 3948, Direct File Act, entire bill
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing