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House bill · H.R. 6956 (119th Congress)

BARCODE Efficiency Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Apr 28, 2026

Sponsor: Bradley Scott Schneider (U.S. Representative, IL-10, Democratic)

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Summary

Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act or the BARCODE Efficiency Act This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology to digitize certain federal tax return information and correspondence, unless the technology is slower or less reliable than other IRS processes (subject to conditions). Specifically, the bill requires a scannable barcode on electronically-prepared federal tax returns that are printed and filed in paper format with the IRS. The bill also requires the IRS to use barcode scanning technology to convert data included on such returns into an electronic format. Further, the bill requires the IRS to use optical character recognition (or similar) technology to transcribe federal tax returns and correspondence received by the IRS that are not prepared electronically and are received in paper format. However, under the bill, the use of barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology is not required if (1) such technology is slower or less reliable than manual transcription or any other IRS process, and (2) the IRS provides a report to Congress regarding the determination to not use such technology.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Ways and Means · U.S. House of Representatives

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Full history

  1. Apr 28, 2026

    In committee

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    U.S. House

  2. Apr 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    U.S. Senate

  3. Apr 27, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3100-3101)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3100-3101)

  4. Apr 27, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3100-3101)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3100-3101)

  5. Apr 27, 2026

    Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H3100-3101)

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3100-3101)

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  1. Apr 27, 2026

    Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 6956.

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6956.

    U.S. House of Representatives

  2. Apr 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Apr 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. Apr 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. Apr 27, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3100)

    U.S. House of Representatives

  6. Feb 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.

  7. Feb 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.

  8. Feb 20, 2026

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.

  9. Feb 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-508.

  10. Feb 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-508.

  11. Feb 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-508.

  12. Jan 14, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. Jan 14, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  14. Jan 14, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.

  16. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.

  17. Jan 14, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.

  18. Jan 7, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  19. Jan 7, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  20. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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