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S 3887 109th Congress Senate Taxation Collection of accounts Department of the Treasury Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Income tax Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration

A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2006 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 3 steps
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Sep 11, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 11, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9310)
Sep 11, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to suspend its plan to use private debt collection companies to collect unpaid taxes and prohibits the use of any IRS funds for tax collection contracts with private companies.

What's happening now September 11, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Dec 5, 2006
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 11, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3887: A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3887/
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