3.0.0 396 2023-01-11T13:34:28Z 2023-01-11T13:34:28Z House HR 2017-01-10 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H299]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-10T15:04:05Z 2017-01-10 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Debt collection Employee performance Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-01-10 Introduced in House 2017-08-26T15:47:24Z Tax Accountability Act of 2017

This bill declares that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies with seriously delinquent federal tax debts.

Agencies offering a grant or issuing a solicitation for bids or a request for proposals for a contract in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $150,000) shall require each person that submits a grant application, bid, or proposal to: (1) certify whether such person has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) authorize the Department of the Treasury to disclose to the agency whether the person has a seriously delinquent tax debt.

Agencies shall consider a person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt not to be a responsible source and thus the person may not be awarded contracts. Agencies must consider a grant applicant who has a seriously delinquent tax debt high risk, shall decline the grant application, and must ensure that the applicant does not receive future grants offered by the agency.

Subject to waiver, agencies shall initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding against a person making offers or applying for grants who has a seriously delinquent tax debt or who falsely certified whether the person has a seriously delinquent tax debt.

Individuals with seriously delinquent tax debts are not eligible for federal employment. Agencies must provide for review of public records to determine if a tax lien has been filed on employees or applicants for employment. Agencies may take certain personnel action against employees who fail to file a tax return or understate their tax liability.

]]> Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Display Title Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the award of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold to a potential contractor or grant applicant with a seriously delinquent tax debt, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that individuals having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr396ih/xml/BILLS-115hr396ih.xml 2017-01-10 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.