Bill makes it easier for free tax clinics to get federal money.
S. 4881 — Unlocking Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Funding Act · Filed by Peter Welch (D-VT) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lowers what clinics must pay to get federal grants. Clinics can now count staff pay and equipment as their contribution. The IRS can lower the requirement to 25% of the grant. This helps clinics serve more people.
Who it affects
Low-income taxpayers get better access to free tax help. Clinics can serve more people with the same money.
One thing to notice
Clinics can count staff pay and equipment toward what they owe. This frees up cash for more tax help.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal grants — Money the government gives to groups to do work.
- IRS — The agency that collects taxes and enforces tax laws.
- clinics — Groups that help poor people prepare taxes and handle tax problems for free.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,700 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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