Rep. Chip Roy has filed an amendment to shrink IRS funding by nearly $8 billion in the $1.7 trillion government funding package that was passed Thursday by the Senate.
The proposed change from the Texas Republican will not get approved in the Democratic-led House, but the measure underscores the priorities of GOP lawmakers when the party controls the chamber in the new year.
Mr. Roy’s $7.7 billion reduction, when paired with the $275 million — or 2% — cut included in the funding legislation, would offset the $8 billion annual boost for the next decade — adding up to $80 billion — that Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act in August gave the agency.