Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 29, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E199)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into contracts with private collection agencies to collect unpaid taxes.
Cosponsors 161
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2007 to Jul 8, 2008; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jan 24, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | May 17, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 17, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 8, 2008 |
Withdrew 1 Jo Ann Emerson R-MO Mar 28, 2007
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E199)
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11460 | Mark Udall D-CO | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E199 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Jan 29, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-43 | THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S USE OF PRIVATE DEBT COLLECTION COMPANIES TO COLLECT FEDERAL INCOME TAXES154 pages | Ways and Means Committee | May 23, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 335 | A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jan 18, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.