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S 3791 111th Congress Senate Congress Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Members of Congress Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

A bill to require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability, require an ethics inquiry, and garnish the wages of a Member with Federal tax liability.

Introduced: September 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2010
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
Sep 15, 2010
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 15, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7136-7137)
Sep 15, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in their annual financial disclosure reports the amount of any delinquent tax liability owed to the United States or any state or local government entity.

Requires the appropriate congressional ethics committee to open an inquiry immediately into the tax delinquency of that Member to determine: (1) his or her total delinquent tax liability and reason for such delinquency; (2) whether the Member has a plan to eliminate it; and (3) whether it has reflected poorly on Congress.

Requires such Member to arrange with the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to have his or her salary reduced by an amount appropriate to pay the taxes owed to the United States within a reasonable time period.

What's happening now September 16, 2010

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.