H.R. 6956 · 119th Congress · pending
BARCODE Efficiency Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest official action 2026-04-28 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-01-07
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Bradley Scott Schneider
House · IL District 10 · Democratic
$1,391,743PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rudy Yakym III
House · IN District 2 · Republican
$1,381,853PAC receipts · 2025–2026
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$17,500
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$17,500
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$17,500
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$16,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$16,000
FINSECA PAC$16,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$15,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$15,000
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$15,000
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC. PAC (AKA 'CARLYLE PAC')$15,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$15,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,999
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$14,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$14,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$14,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$14,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,600
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.