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H.R. 374 119th Congress House

DIRECT Act

Official title: To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and redirect them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Claudia Tenney Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Jan 13, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act

This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also reallocates the funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border.

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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 13, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 374: DIRECT Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-374/
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"H.R. 374: DIRECT Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-374/.
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H.R. 374, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-374/.
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[H.R. 374: DIRECT Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-374/)
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