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HR 6800 117th Congress House Taxation

IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022

Introduced: February 18, 2022 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 18, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Internal Revenue Service Processing Returns Instead Of Removing Innocent Taxpayers' Income Every Season Act of 2022 or the IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from hiring new enforcement personnel (i.e., special agents in the criminal investigation division, revenue officers, or revenue agents) until all individual tax returns for 2019 and 2020 are processed.

What's happening now February 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 12
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Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 8, 2022
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Mar 2, 2022
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2022
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 1, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 22, 2022
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Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 18, 2022
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 18, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 18, 2022
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Feb 18, 2022
Keller, Fred
· Feb 18, 2022
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 18, 2022
McKinley, David
· Feb 18, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Feb 18, 2022
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Feb 18, 2022
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 18, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6800: IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6800/
MLA
"H.R. 6800: IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6800/.
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H.R. 6800, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6800/.
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[H.R. 6800: IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6800/)
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