HR 4531 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014

Introduced Apr 30, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Sam Johnson R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 30, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 30, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014 - Prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2014 to Jul 17, 2014; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAaron SchockOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalApr 30, 2014
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-MNErik PaulsenOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-KSLynn JenkinsOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-PAMike KellyOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-ARTim GriffinOriginalApr 30, 2014
R-TXMichael C. BurgessMay 6, 2014
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMay 6, 2014
R-TXBill FloresMay 7, 2014
R-FLBill PoseyMay 7, 2014
R-OHDavid P. JoyceMay 7, 2014
R-TNDavid P. RoeMay 7, 2014
R-OKJames LankfordMay 7, 2014
R-TXJeb HensarlingMay 7, 2014
R-SCJeff DuncanMay 7, 2014
R-TXJoe BartonMay 7, 2014
R-LAJohn FlemingMay 7, 2014
R-TXJohn R. CarterMay 7, 2014
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMay 7, 2014
R-TXKay GrangerMay 7, 2014
R-TXLouie GohmertMay 7, 2014
R-TXMac ThornberryMay 7, 2014
R-TNMarsha BlackburnMay 7, 2014
R-AZMatt SalmonMay 7, 2014
R-TXRalph M. HallMay 7, 2014
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.May 7, 2014
R-TXRandy NeugebauerMay 7, 2014
R-TXRoger WilliamsMay 7, 2014
R-TXTed PoeMay 7, 2014
R-KSTim HuelskampMay 7, 2014
R-OKTom ColeMay 7, 2014
R-GATom PriceMay 7, 2014
R-MOVicky HartzlerMay 8, 2014
R-TXLamar SmithMay 13, 2014
R-TXPete OlsonMay 13, 2014
R-TXPete SessionsMay 13, 2014
R-TXSteve StockmanMay 13, 2014
R-PAKeith J. RothfusMay 28, 2014
R-CAKen CalvertMay 28, 2014
R-WYCynthia M. LummisMay 29, 2014
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMay 30, 2014
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJun 18, 2014
R-OKFrank D. LucasJul 17, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 30, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2014Introduced in House
  2. Apr 30, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3299-3300)
  3. Apr 30, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3300Sam Johnson R-TXApr 30, 2014

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states ``The Congress shall have Power To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3364.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2282No Bonuses for Tax-Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014Identical billMay 1, 2014

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the provision of performance awards to employees of the Internal Revenue Service who owe back taxes.
Short Titles as Introduced
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2014Introduced in House

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