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HR 1599 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of the Treasury Employee performance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings

No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017

Introduced: June 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.

What's happening now March 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 10
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 26, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Sep 18, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 28, 2017
DeSantis, Ron
· Jun 28, 2017
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 28, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jun 28, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jun 28, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 28, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 28, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 28, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jun 27, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Jun 27, 2017
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 22, 2017
Rice, Tom
· May 22, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 18, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· May 18, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1599: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1599/
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"H.R. 1599: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1599/.
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H.R. 1599, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1599/.
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