Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 15, 2013 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 - 159 (Roll no. 105). (consideration: CR H2012)
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 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 - 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.
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 Jan 15, 2013Markup Mar 20, 2013Reported Apr 12, 2013 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 15, 2013Discharged Apr 12, 2013 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2013Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 15, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2004-2010; text of measure as introduced: CR H2004-2005)
- Apr 15, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 249.
- Apr 15, 2013DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 249.
- Apr 15, 2013At 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.
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 E478 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Apr 17, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2004–H2010Text printed H2004Recorded votes H2012enact | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Darrell Issa R-CA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Jackie Speier D-CA, James P. Moran D-VA, Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Matt Cartwright D-PA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Tony Cárdenas D-CA | Apr 15, 2013 |
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H171.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1045 | 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 | Nov 13, 2014 |
Titles 3
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 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2013Reported in House
- Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
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