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S 376 112th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.

Introduced: February 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 9, 2011
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes an individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to be appointed, or to continue serving, as a federal employee.

What's happening now May 9, 2011

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 828 Related bill Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 31, 2012
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 25, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 376: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-376/
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"S. 376: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-376/.
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S. 376, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-376/.
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[S. 376: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-376/)
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