3.0.0 397 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. 397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H299]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-10T15:04:15Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2017-01-10T15:04:10Z 2017-01-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2017-01-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 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 R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-06-07 False Congress Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Debt collection Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Members of Congress Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Congress 00 2017-01-10 Introduced in House 2017-02-27T19:38:20Z Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2017

This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in their annual financial disclosure reports the amount of any delinquent tax liability owed to the United States or any state or local government entity.

The appropriate congressional ethics committee is required to open an inquiry immediately into the tax delinquency of that Member to determine: (1) his or her total delinquent tax liability and reason for such delinquency, (2) whether the Member has a plan to eliminate it, and (3) whether it has reflected poorly on Congress.

Such Member shall arrange with the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, and the Internal Revenue Service to have an appropriate amount of his or her salary designated to pay the taxes owed to the United States within a reasonable time period.

]]> Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Display Title Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To require Members of Congress to disclose delinquent tax liability and to require an ethics inquiry into, and the garnishment of the wages of, a Member with Federal tax liability. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr397ih/xml/BILLS-115hr397ih.xml 2017-01-10 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.