S. 303: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
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S. 303: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S619-620)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S619-620) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
Plain summary
Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 Makes any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible to receive a bonus from a federal agency (i.e., an executive agency, the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or an employing agency in the legislative branch). Defines "seriously delinquent tax debt" as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records. Exempts a tax debt: (1) that is being paid in a timely manner under an approved installment payment agreement or an offer-in-compromise, (2) for which a collection due process hearing has been requested or pending, (3) for which a levy has been issued or agreed to by an applicant for employment, or (4) that is determined to be an economic hardship to the taxpayer. Requires each agency to review public records to determine if a notice of tax lien has been filed against an agency employee or applicant for employment. Prohibits an agency head or agency employee from using or disclosing tax delinquency information other than for the administration of this Act.
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Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s303.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s303 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114