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S 1444 119th Congress

Tax DODGER Act

A bill to require an annual report of Federal employees and retirees with delinquent tax debt.

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Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Latest action Apr 10, 2025 Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Government Operations and Politics
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Introduced in Senate Apr 10, 2025

Tax Delinquencies and Overdue Debts are Government Employees Responsibility Act or the Tax DODGER ActThis bill disqualifies individuals with delinquent tax debt from federal employment and requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to regularly publish a report on the tax liabilities of federal employees.Specifically, the bill disqualifies both applicants and current employees with seriously delinquent tax debt from federal employment. The bill defines seriously delinquent tax debt as a federal tax liability that has been assessed by the IRS and that may be collected via levy or court proceeding, with specified exceptions. Agencies must provide for appropriate review of public records to determine if there are any liens against applicants or current employees, and may take certain personnel actions against employees who willfully fail to file taxes or understate their liability.The bill also directs the IRS to publish an annual report on current and retired federal civilian and military employees who have delinquent tax debt or an unfiled tax return for the most recent fiscal year. (The IRS currently investigates and reports on similar information through its Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative, or FERDI.)

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