S. 5141 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the notice and review procedure with respect to multi-year bans on claiming credits.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-07-28
Latest action (2026-07-28): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What S. 5141 does, in plain terms
The Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of S. 5141 yet. Its official title: “A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the notice and review procedure with respect to multi-year bans on claiming credits.”.
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The bill is constitutional only if it originates in the House of Representatives or is a germane Senate amendment to a House-originated revenue bill (per Article I, Section 7, Clause 1), and if the notice and review procedures provide robust due process protections under the Fifth Amendment, including timely notice and a meaningful opportunity for administrative or judicial review before any ban takes effect. The bill must also avoid exceeding the enumerated taxing power or infringing on state powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment.
The proposed bill concerns the internal revenue and the administration of tax credits, which falls squarely within the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. The improvement of notice and review procedures for multi-year bans on claiming credits is a proper exercise of the legislative power to regulate the collection of revenue, as it ensures due process and prevents arbitrary administrative action. The Constitution grants Congress broad discretion in structuring tax laws, and this bill does not infringe upon any enumerate…
The proposed bill, which seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to improve notice and review procedures for multi-year bans on claiming credits, touches upon the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. However, any such ban must be strictly construed to avoid infringing upon the liberties secured by the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause requires that no person be deprived of property without due process of law; a multi-year ban on tax credits, if applied arbitrarily or without adequate notice and review, could constitute such a …
The proposed bill, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to improve notice and review procedures for multi-year bans on claiming credits, touches upon the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. However, the Constitution requires that all bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (Article I, Section 7, Clause 1). Since this bill is a revenue-related measure that has been read twice in the Senate, its constitutionality depends on whether it is a proper amendment to an existing revenue law (which may originate in either chamber)…
This bill, which amends the Internal Revenue Code to improve notice and review procedures for multi-year bans on claiming credits, falls squarely within the constitutional power of Congress to lay and collect taxes. The Constitution vests Congress with the authority to impose taxes and, by necessary and proper implication, to establish the rules and procedures by which such taxes and credits are administered. The provision of notice and review serves to ensure that the exercise of this taxing power is conducted with regularity and fairness, which is consistent with the principles of due proces…
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