Skip to main content
S 2394 110th Congress Senate

Good Government Contractor Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a na… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative procedureCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal justice informationData banks
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
FraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment procurementGovernment publicityInternetLawScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax evasionTax liensTax returns
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14640-14641)
Nov 16, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14640)
Nov 16, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 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 November 16, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14640-14641)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring government agencies to withhold 3% of payments due contractors providing goods and services to such agencies.

Requires the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council to (1) amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require prospective contractors to be free of any tax debt, to require contracting officers to access the national federal tax lien registry and the federal tax conviction database established by this Act in making a determination of responsibility with respect to any prospective contractor, and to establish as cause for contractor debarment and suspension the making of false statements regarding federal tax information; and (2) make final the proposed rule FAR Case 2006-011 (Representations and Certifications - Tax Delinquency).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and maintain a federal tax lien registry, in lieu of filing tax liens in local jurisdictions, which would be accessible to and searchable by the public through the Internet at no cost; (2) establish the priority of a federal tax lien based upon the date and time of the filing of a notice of lien in the federal tax lien registry; and (3) reduce the period for releasing satisfied or unenforceable tax liens from 30 to 10 days.

Requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain a database of individuals and entities with convictions for federal tax offenses.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2394/
MLA
"S. 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2394/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2394, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2394/.
Markdown link
[S. 2394: Good Government Contractor Act of 2007](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2394/)
Report a problem