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HR 9131 117th Congress House Taxation Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Wages and earnings

Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2022

Introduced: October 4, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 4, 2022
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Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2022

This bill establishes the rate of basic pay for a member of the uniformed services at the minimum amount of $31,200. It transfers unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for enforcement activities to pay for the increase in basic pay.

The bill also prohibits the IRS from hiring additional employees until the increase in the rate of basic pay is implemented.

What's happening now October 4, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Oct 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9131: Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9131/
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"H.R. 9131: Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9131/.
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