Legislation

Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would stop the IRS tax debt privatization program. Following are descriptions of each bill and lists of cosponsors. If your representatives are not on the lists, please consider sending them a letter asking them to support a ban on this costly and dangerous program.

S.335
A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes.
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Introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) with 20 cosponsors.

H.R. 695
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts.
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Introduced by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) with 139 cosponsors.