Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
Latest action · Aug 1, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2011
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012 - Makes any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible for federal employment or to continue serving as a federal employee. Defines "seriously delinquent tax debt" as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records. Exempts a tax debt: (1) that is being paid in a timely manner under an approved installment payment agreement or an offer-in-compromise, (2) for which a collection due process hearing has been requested or pending, (3) for which a levy has been issued or agreed to by an applicant for employment, or (4) that is determined to be an economic hardship to the taxpayer.
Requires each federal agency to: (1) ensure that applicants for employment certify that they do not have a seriously delinquent tax debt, (2) review public records to determine if a notice of lien has been filed against an employee or applicant, and (3) restrict access to and use of information obtained under this Act.
Authorizes an agency, if a tax lien against a federal employee or applicant is discovered in any public record, to: (1) request such employee or applicant to execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to an agency head information describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) contact the Secretary to request tax information about a seriously delinquent tax debt of an employee or applicant.
Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act that provide taxpayers with all due process rights and to report to Congress annually on the number of exemptions granted for financial hardship. Grants federal employees or applicants 180 days to demonstrate that their tax debts are exempt from classification as a seriously delinquent tax debt under this Act.
Makes this Act effective nine months after its enactment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 538 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed263–114 | Jul 31, 2012 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2011Markup Apr 13, 2011Reported Jun 23, 2011 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2011 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2012 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 31, 2012Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5414-5416)
- Jul 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 828.
- Jul 31, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 31, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5449-5450)
- Jul 31, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 263 - 114 (Roll no. 538). (text: CR H5414)
- Jul 31, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 23, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-115.
- Jun 23, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
- Apr 13, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 13, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy.
- Feb 28, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1389, E1391 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Aug 2, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5414–H5416Text printed H5414Recorded votes H5449enact | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Jason Chaffetz R-UT | Jul 31, 2012 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 11, 2011H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 13, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1391.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 376 | A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment. | Related bill | May 9, 2011 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2012Referred in Senate
- Jul 31, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jun 23, 2011Reported in House
- Feb 28, 2011Introduced 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.
