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H.R. 8085 · 119th Congress

Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026

IntroducedTaxation
IntroducedMar 25, 2026
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Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. It would change 3 sections of existing law and would add 2 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 8085 would change 3 sections of existing law, and would create 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Mar 25, 2026).

26 U.S.C. 275 Certain taxes

26 U.S.C. 6161 Extension of time for paying tax

  • (a) Amount determined by taxpayer on return added to · Sec. 2(c) · see the words

26 U.S.C. 6662 Imposition of accuracy-related penalty on underpayments

  • (b) Portion of underpayment to which section applies added to · Sec. 2(d) · see the words

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 3 Strengthening disclosure requirements
  • Sec. 4 Internal Revenue Service funding
What the words would change: every change, in place (3)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 26 U.S.C. 275added (7)by H.R. 8085 Sec. 2(b)

    (7) Taxes imposed by chapter 18.

    The bill says: Section 275 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:

  2. 26 U.S.C. 6161(a)added (3)by H.R. 8085 Sec. 2(c)

    (3) Wealth tax.—(A) In general.— In the case of taxpayer described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may extend the time for payment of the tax imposed under chapter 18 for a reasonable period not to exceed 5 years from the date fixed for the payment thereof.(B) Taxpayers described.— A taxpayer is described in this subparagraph if such the Secretary determines—(i) the taxpayer has severe liquidity constraints, or(ii) immediate payment would cause undue hardship on an ongoing enterprise.

    The bill says: Section 6161(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

  3. 26 U.S.C. 6662(b)added (11)by H.R. 8085 Sec. 2(d)

    (11) Any substantial wealth tax valuation understatement.

    The bill says: Section 6662(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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What has happened

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  1. Mar 25, 2026Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA-8
  • Brendan F. Boyle D-PA-2
  • Greg Casar D-TX-35
  • Judy Chu D-CA-28
  • Danny K. Davis D-IL-7
  • Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
  • Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
  • Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
  • Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
  • Adriano Espaillat D-NY-13
  • Dwight Evans D-PA-3
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  • Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
  • Laura Friedman D-CA-30
  • Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
  • Robert Garcia D-CA-42
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
  • Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
  • Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
  • Glenn Ivey D-MD-4
  • Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA-4
  • Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
  • Ro Khanna D-CA-17
  • Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM-3
  • Zoe Lofgren D-CA-18
  • James P. McGovern D-MA-2
  • Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
  • Grace Meng D-NY-6
  • Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
  • Ilhan Omar D-MN-5
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ-6
  • Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
  • Ayanna Pressley D-MA-7
  • Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
  • Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
  • Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
  • Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
  • Adam Smith D-WA-9
  • Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
  • Mark Takano D-CA-39
  • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
  • Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
  • Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
  • Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7
  • Maxine Waters D-CA-43
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12