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Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act

USA117th CongressS-489| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2021
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act This 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 Department of the Treasury 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 submit to specified congressional committees and make public online 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3184
Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3184
    Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDebt collectionDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Military personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Personnel recordsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act

USA117th CongressS-489| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2021
Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act This 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 Department of the Treasury 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 submit to specified congressional committees and make public online 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3184
Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3184
    Federal Employees and Retirees with Delinquent Tax Debt Initiative (FERDI) Act


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (1)
Joni Ernst (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCongressional oversightDebt collectionDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Military personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)Personnel recordsTax administration and collection, taxpayers