Skip to main content
HR 4181 106th Congress House

Debt Payment Incentive Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 5, 2000 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Collection of accountsCommerceCorporationsDebarment of government contractors
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Debtor and creditorFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment lendingGovernment paperworkPartnershipsTax evasionTax penaltiesTaxation
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 4, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 4, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 12, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Apr 5, 2000
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 4, 2000

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Debt Payment Incentive Act of 2000 - Amends provisions prohibiting delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal loans or loan insurance guarantees to: (1) eliminate the exception with respect to debts under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) bar such debtors from being eligible to enter into a Federal contract with a Federal agency. Directs the head of any Federal agency to require each applicant for a federal loan or loan guarantee and each entity that submits a proposal to enter into a contract with the agency to submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose information describing whether the applicant or prospective contractor has an outstanding delinquent debt under the Internal Revenue Code.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 9, 2000
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 5, 2000
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 5, 2000
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4181: Debt Payment Incentive Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4181/
MLA
"H.R. 4181: Debt Payment Incentive Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4181/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4181, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4181/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4181: Debt Payment Incentive Act of 2000](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4181/)
Report a problem