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Stops IRS Hiring Until Tax Debts Cleared
Recent Bills/Stops IRS Hiring Until Tax Debts Cleared

Stops IRS Hiring Until Tax Debts Cleared

IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
Passed Senate11 months ago
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Passed/agreed to in Senate
Why This Matters

This bill stops the Internal Revenue Service from hiring new workers until all current employees are free of serious tax debts.

If you want to work for the IRS, you must have no serious tax debts before they can hire you.
Who this affects
current IRS employees · potential IRS employees
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The bill prevents the Internal Revenue Service from hiring new employees.
  2. 2Hiring can only resume after the Secretary of the Treasury confirms no IRS employee has serious tax debts.
  3. 3A serious tax debt is defined as one with a public lien filed against it.
  4. 4Certain debts, like those under payment agreements, are not considered serious delinquent debts.
  5. 5This bill aims to ensure that IRS employees are compliant with tax laws.
Read the detailed summary

No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act This bill prohibits the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees until the Department of the Treasury publicly certifies in writing that the IRS does not employ any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt. The bill defines seriously delinquent tax debt as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien is filed in public records, but excluding tax debtsbeing paid pursuant to an installment agreement or offer-in-compromise, for which collection action is suspended because a due process hearing or innocent spouse relief is requested, subject to levy, orreleased from levy due to economic hardship.

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Senate
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IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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SenateSep 8, 2025
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Passed/agreed to in Senate

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Signature
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