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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/45250</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Quick Thoughts 6-20-2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2369786</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SHEPARD POLITICS AND POLICY </name>
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BEWARE HR 3056! They tax you if you stay here. They tax you when you die. Now they want to tax you if you try to get away. How bad do our leaders think things could get if they now fear attempts to move yourself and your assets out of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shepardpolitics.blogspot.com/2008/06/quick-thoughts-6-20-2008.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>USA Exit Tax for Expatriates, Close Call, What Next?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-16:/commentary/2419178</id>
    <updated>2008-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Offshore Articles from Panama Legal </name>
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This bill was referred to as HR 3056, &amp;quot;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. This bill did not pass in 2007. Similar bills were introduced during the last six sessions of the USA congress. There are people bearing down hard to get ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.panamalaw.org/USA_exit_tax_for_expatriates.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Uncle Sam&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Parting Gift: A New Expatriate Exit Tax</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2307990</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Escaping The US </name>
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Last year, HR 3056, &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Tax Collection Responsibility Act,&#226;&#8364;&#157; nearly passed. It would have imposed a tax of 30% on all assets valued over $600000 (total) for all citizens leaving the US This was to be based on fair market value at the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.escapingtheus.com/?p=29"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Orwellian Future for Americans Traveling Abroad!!, IRS interviews ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-31:/commentary/2259666</id>
    <updated>2008-05-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>antimisandry.com </name>
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This bill was referred to as HR 3056, &amp;quot;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. This bill did not pass in 2007. Similar bills were introduced during the last six sessions of the USA congress. There are people bearing down hard to get ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://antimisandry.com/showthread.php?t=11304"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3056) to amend the ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/commentary/1620138</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New Materials in English </name>
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Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3056) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://antpac.lib.uci.edu/record=b3718550*eng"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rep. Rangel on Ending Private Tax Collection</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-08:/commentary/1449020</id>
    <updated>2007-12-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Private debt </name>
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The House debates the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, HR 3056, to repeal the use of private debt collection companies to collect federal income taxes. Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and sponsor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.forexgen.com/blogs/private-debt/213926/rep-rangel-on-ending/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-07:/commentary/1386143</id>
    <updated>2007-12-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Private debt </name>
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Byron Dorgan, Democratic Senator, stated that &amp;quot;[t]here is ample evidence that private debt collectors cost more and collect less than professional IRS employees do, and often engage in abusive practices.&#226;&#8364;&#157; Some of that evidence was . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.forexgen.com/blogs/private-debt/213925/private-debt-collection-of/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Estates and (Atascadero real estate) trusts - WexAn estate is the</title>
    <link href="http://www.affordabledentalinsurance.coppercabinetknob.info/atascadero-real-estate/2007/11/estates-and-atascadero-real-estate-trusts-wexan-estate-is-the.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-24:/commentary/1376419</id>
    <updated>2007-11-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>atascadero real estate </name>
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comEstate Planning - About Estate PlanningOn October 10, 2007, by a vote of 212-196, the House rejected HR 3056, which aimed at permanently dismantling the estate tax and atascadero real estate preventing the Internal . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.affordabledentalinsurance.coppercabinetknob.info/atascadero-real-estate/2007/11/estates-and-atascadero-real-estate-trusts-wexan-estate-is-the.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Federal Taxes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/commentary/1305523</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Federal Taxes </name>
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Federal Taxes Withheld Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056, by Linda McBeale: The House passed its bill . to end private debt collection for federal taxes, in a bipartisan vote of 232 to 173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://federal-taxes-940.blogspot.com/2007/10/federal-taxes-get-your-taxes-done.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Status Report on Private IRS Debt Collectors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-27:/commentary/1305522</id>
    <updated>2007-10-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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In the end, the House voted 232-173 to end the use of private collection agencies by the IRS by passing the Tax Collection Responsibility Act (HR 3056). Things in the Senate are more in play at the moment. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://judgment-recovery.info/bloghome/collect-judgment/7897/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Actions 10/8/2007 - 10/12/2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1276162</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Smith Watch - Nebraska&amp;#39;s 3rd District </name>
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RES.719 - Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3056) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nethirddistrict.blogspot.com/2007/10/house-actions-1082007-10122007.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - Walberg Votes No</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-21:/commentary/1262083</id>
    <updated>2007-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Walberg Watch </name>
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On October 10, 2007, the House of Representatives voted on HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. A summary of the bill may be found here. From my read of it, it looks like most of the bill is filled with simple, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://walbergwatch.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-collection-responsibility-act-of.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where The Rubber Meets The Road (10/19/07)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-19:/commentary/1252005</id>
    <updated>2007-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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The House rejected, 212-196, an amendment to HR 3056 (above) that would have repealed the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011. Under current law, the tax is being reduced between 2001 and 2009 and repealed in 2010, and then will return in 2011 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2007/10/where-rubber-meets-road-101907.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where The Rubber Meets The Road (10/19/07)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-19:/commentary/1252118</id>
    <updated>2007-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Private tax collectors. The House passed, 232-173, and sent to the Senate a bill that would repeal the Internal Revenue Service&amp;#39;s authority to hire private firms to collect overdue income taxes.A yes vote was to pass HR 3056. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/October2007/19/Where_The_Rubber_Meets_The_Road__10_19_07_.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A MAC Traffic Jam at Sallie Mae?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-18:/commentary/1253933</id>
    <updated>2007-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill (click here, and search for HR 3056) has received little attention, but it turns out a Salle Mae subsidiary, Pioneer Credit, is one of only two companies enrolled. The program allows third-party companies to collect taxes from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gmercu.com/articleblog/a-mac-traffic-jam-at-sallie-mae"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax Status</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-18:/commentary/1253936</id>
    <updated>2007-10-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tax Status </name>
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Tax Status Married In the end, the House voted 232-173 to end the use of private collection agencies by the IRS by passing the Tax Collection Responsibility Act (HR 3056). Things in the Senate are more in play at the moment For the most ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tax-status-901.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-status-i-have-just-had-my-lmo-come.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Status Report on Private IRS Debt Collectors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1238177</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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In the end, the House voted 232-173 to end the use of private collection agencies by the IRS by passing the Tax Collection Responsibility Act (HR 3056). Things in the Senate are more in play at the moment. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1780"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>John Sullivan&amp;#39;s Loyalties</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1238178</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Practical Progressive </name>
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Last week, John Sullivan (R-OK CD1) voted against a bill (HR 3056) that would repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies to collect deliniquent taxes. This policy was a serious flaw in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://practipro.blogspot.com/2007/10/john-sullivans-loyalties.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>John Sullivan&amp;#39;s Loyalties</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/16/165012/39" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1238186</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Last week, John Sullivan (R-OK CD 01) voted against a bill (HR 3056) that would repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies to collect delinquent taxes. This policy was a serious flaw in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/16/165012/39"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why Does Giffords Hate the Estate Tax?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1238685</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blog For Arizona </name>
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On Wednesday the House, voting 196 for and 212 against, defeated a Republican motion to HR 3056 (above) that sought to permanently repeal the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011. The levy, one of President Bush&amp;#39;s tax cuts, is being reduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/2007/10/why-does-giffor.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;#39;Phoney&amp;#39; Brown&amp;#39;s 1.5bn Pre-Budget tax riseDaily Telegraph - (Tax ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/commentary/1253934</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>tax software </name>
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Today, the House will vote on HR 3056, and tax software Republicans will offer a motion to recommit the bill Source: www.forbes.comTop-up pensions hit by 2bn &amp;#39;stealth tax&amp;#39; Daily Telegraph - Middle England faces a 2 billion raid on its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ross-articles.com/tax-software/2007/10/-phoney-brown-s-bn-pre-budget-tax-risedaily-telegraph-tax-software.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s What&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Happening in Congress:</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1234674</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Voter&amp;#39;s Speakeasy </name>
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The House also voted on October 10 to pass HR 3056. This bill would end a year-old IRS program to use private collection agencies to collect smaller tax debts. To help cover the expected loss of income, the bill makes it more difficult ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://votesmart.org/blog/?p=155"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pete Sessions Votes &amp;quot;no&amp;quot; to Affordable Housing, Responsible Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2007/10/pete-sessions-votes-no-to-affordable.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1246737</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sessions Watch </name>
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In keeping with his recent votes against accountability, Pete Sessions voted against the Tax Collection Responsibility Act, HR 3056, which prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2007/10/pete-sessions-votes-no-to-affordable.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress 110, House vote: Vote 960: HR 3056</title>
    <link href="http://www.ron-paul.for-president.us/congress-110-house-vote-vote-960-h-r-3056.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1260289</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul for President </name>
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Question: On Passage. Bill: HR 3056 Vote description: Tax Collection Responsibility Act Result: Passed, 232-173, with 26 not voting. Ron Paul voted No.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ron-paul.for-president.us/congress-110-house-vote-vote-960-h-r-3056.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Politics Daily: In NH, Ron Paul&amp;#39;s Disciples Spread the Word</title>
    <link href="http://internetelectpress.blogspot.com/2007/10/politics-daily-in-nh-ron-pauls.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-15:/commentary/1286610</id>
    <updated>2007-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>InternetElectPress </name>
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&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 960: HR 3056 &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 959: HR 3056 &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 958: HR 2895. There&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;sa better way to grow your small business. Email Marketin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://internetelectpress.blogspot.com/2007/10/politics-daily-in-nh-ron-pauls.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Area Votes in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://pitts-pennsylvania-16th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/15/area-votes-in-congress-5009815.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1232794</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Pitts - 16th District Pennsylvania </name>
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and Joseph R. Pitts (R., Pa.). Estate tax repeal. The House rejected, 212-196, an amendment to HR 3056 (above) that would have repealed the estate tax on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pitts-pennsylvania-16th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/15/area-votes-in-congress-5009815.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Estate Tax</title>
    <link href="http://estate-tax-937.blogspot.com/2007/10/estate-tax-higher-than-expected-revenue.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1232793</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Estate Tax </name>
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To do so would cut taxes of $745 billion of the wealthiest taxpayers over 10 years exactly when Social Security solvency becomes an immediate concern The House, in passing HR 3056 to end privatization of federal tax debt collection, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://estate-tax-937.blogspot.com/2007/10/estate-tax-higher-than-expected-revenue.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Area Votes in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://dent-pennsylvania-15th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/area-votes-in-congress-5000984.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1232795</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Dent - 15th District Pennsylvania </name>
    </author>
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Charles W. Dent (R., Pa.) and Joseph R. Pitts (R., Pa.). Estate tax repeal. The House rejected, 212-196, an amendment to HR 3056 (above) that would have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dent-pennsylvania-15th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/area-votes-in-congress-5000984.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EYES ON WASHINGTON</title>
    <link href="http://www.star-telegram.com/national_news/story/267744.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1230227</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>star-telegram.com: Nation </name>
    </author>
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A bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private firms to collect delinquent income taxes. A yes vote was to pass the bill. Yes: Edwards. No: Hensarling, Barton, Granger, Marchant, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/national_news/story/267744.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Thomas Voting Reports</title>
    <link href="http://larsen-washington-2nd.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/thomas-voting-reports-4991886.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1230228</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Larsen - 2nd District Washington </name>
    </author>
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Not voting: Rick Larsen, D-Lake Stevens; Dave Reichert, R-Auburn. Estate tax repeal: Members defeated, 196-212, a GOP motion to HR 3056 (above) to repeal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://larsen-washington-2nd.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/thomas-voting-reports-4991886.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tax Collectors Denied, But Now It&amp;#39;s In More Sinister Hands</title>
    <link href="http://soundofcannons.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-collectors-denied-but-now-its-in.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1230229</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sound Of Cannons </name>
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Information on the bill, HR 3056, can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/ NTEU: http://www.nteu.org/ (Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://soundofcannons.blogspot.com/2007/10/tax-collectors-denied-but-now-its-in.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call Report (The State Journal-Register)</title>
    <link href="http://ipopedia.com/ipoblog/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-the-state-journal-register-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1230230</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>IPO - Initial Public Offering Blog </name>
    </author>
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... Service?s authority to hire private firms to collect overdue income taxes. Backers said tax collection is a government function and cited privacy concerns. Foes said privatization is more efficient. A yes vote backed HR 3056. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ipopedia.com/ipoblog/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-the-state-journal-register-2/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call Report</title>
    <link href="http://shimkus-illinois-19th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-4997850.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1231209</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Shimkus - 19th District Illinois </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Revenue Service?s authority to hire private firms to collect overdue income taxes. Backers said tax collection is a government function and cited privacy concerns. Foes said privatization is more efficient. A yes vote backed HR 3056.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shimkus-illinois-19th.blamfluie.com/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-4997850.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call Report (The State Journal-Register)</title>
    <link href="http://wztd.com/news/collection-agencies/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-the-state-journal-register/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1237961</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Collection Agencies </name>
    </author>
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... Revenue Service&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s authority to hire private firms to collect overdue income taxes. Backers said tax collection is a government function and cited privacy concerns. Foes said privatization is more efficient. A yes vote backed HR 3056.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wztd.com/news/collection-agencies/2007/10/14/roll-call-report-the-state-journal-register/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Estate Taxes</title>
    <link href="http://estate-taxes-913.blogspot.com/2007/10/estate-taxes-higher-than-expected.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-14:/commentary/1569993</id>
    <updated>2007-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Estate Taxes </name>
    </author>
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A Republican motion to HR 3056 (above) that sought to permanently repeal the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011. A yes vote backed the motion. Yes: Hensarling, Barton, Granger, Marchant, Burgess, Sessions . Estate Taxes By State OLYMPIA, Wash. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://estate-taxes-913.blogspot.com/2007/10/estate-taxes-higher-than-expected.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Federal Insider: That Whistle&amp;#39;s Been Blowing for Two Years</title>
    <link href="http://newsbriefly.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!467C9B70569B8D0B!2294.entry" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1223121</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News. Briefly. </name>
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&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 960: HR 3056 &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 959: HR 3056 &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#194;&#162; Congress 110, House vote: Vote 958: HR 2895. There&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;sa better way to grow your small business. Email Marketin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://newsbriefly.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!467C9B70569B8D0B!2294.entry"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LBO debt crisis may be on the horizon</title>
    <link href="http://financialdebtfree.com/resources/debtreduction/1825/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1223123</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Debtreduction </name>
    </author>
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Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056 Senate Republican leader Chuck Grassley has expressed his opposition to ending privatization of debt collection and declared it &amp;quot;dead in the water&amp;quot; as far as the Senate is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://financialdebtfree.com/resources/debtreduction/1825/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tax Farmers</title>
    <link href="http://chess.dailygeektoy.com/?p=1940" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1223694</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>chess </name>
    </author>
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Privatization at any cost: Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056, by Linda McBeale: The House passed its bill &#226;&#8364;&#166; to end private debt collection for federal taxes, in a bipartisan vote of 232 to 173, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://chess.dailygeektoy.com/?p=1940"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rangel Passes Bill Prohibiting Private Tax Collectors</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/12/155022/24" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1223708</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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The House passed HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act, which prohibits the IRS from hiring any more private tax collectors. It also prohibits the renewal of the private collection contracts that expire next year. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/12/155022/24"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>07-41 Digest Patriot Post</title>
    <link href="http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/2007/10/07-41-digest-patriot-post.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1223709</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shekinah Mercantile </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House passed HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act, which removes Internal Revenue Service authorization to contract with private firms for the collection of delinquent income taxes. Even though most House Republicans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://shekinahshome.blogspot.com/2007/10/07-41-digest-patriot-post.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Portland debt series takes a breather</title>
    <link href="http://financialdebtfree.com/resources/debt-consolidation-loans/1902/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-12:/commentary/1227418</id>
    <updated>2007-10-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Debt consolidation loans </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056 Senate Republican leader Chuck Grassley has expressed his opposition to ending privatization of debt collection and declared it &amp;quot;dead in the water&amp;quot; as far as the Senate is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://financialdebtfree.com/resources/debt-consolidation-loans/1902/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Focus: The Estate Tax</title>
    <link href="http://jonnyslemrod.blogspot.com/2007/10/focus-estate-tax.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1216732</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The World </name>
    </author>
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In Congress, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056) would permanently repeal the tax. Here are some interesting articles that have popped up regarding the debate. From WSJ, about how the rich are dealing with the tax: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://jonnyslemrod.blogspot.com/2007/10/focus-estate-tax.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to End Private Tax Collection, Despite President ...</title>
    <link href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/10/house-votes-to-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1217247</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TaxProf Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Despite a threatened veto by President Bush, the House yesterday voted 232-173 along party lines to repeal the IRS&amp;#39;s private debt collection program (The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007) (HR 3056). See this two-page summary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/10/house-votes-to-.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AS THE CONGRESS TURNS</title>
    <link href="http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/10/as-congress-turns.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1218817</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE WANDERING TAX PRO </name>
    </author>
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Today&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s CCH daily Tax Headlines email newsletter reports that the Tax Collection Responsibility Bill of 2007 (HR 3056) was passed by the House yesterday by a vote of 232 to 173. This is good news! I have always said that outside ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/10/as-congress-turns.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Private tax debt collection axed by House</title>
    <link href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2007/10/private-tax-deb.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219157</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Don&amp;#39;t Mess With Taxes </name>
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In fact, the passage yesterday of HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Bill of 2007, serves only as an annoyance, not a serious threat, to the efforts of private bill collectors hired by the IRS. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2007/10/private-tax-deb.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>OMB ISSUES STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY REGARDING HR 3056-TO ...</title>
    <link href="http://whitehouselive.blogspot.com/2007/10/omb-issues-statement-of-administration_342.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219158</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>White House Live </name>
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HR 3056 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, to revise the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://whitehouselive.blogspot.com/2007/10/omb-issues-statement-of-administration_342.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Exit Tax on US Expatriates Passes House</title>
    <link href="http://nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com/2007/10/exit-tax-on-us-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219184</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Asset Protection BLOG - Mark Nestmann </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On October 10, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056). If passed by the Senate, and signed by President Bush, this act will require persons who give up US citizenship or long-term ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com/2007/10/exit-tax-on-us-.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Identity Theft and Your Taxes - Read All About It</title>
    <link href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/234141/Identity-Theft-and-Your" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219186</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business Development, Marketing and Integrated... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tax Collection Responsibility Bill of 2007 (HR 3056) was approved by the House on October 10, 2007 with a vote of 232 to 173. This bill serves to ban private debt collectors from attempting to collect unpaid tax debts owed to the US ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/234141/Identity-Theft-and-Your"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/10/private-debt-co.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219232</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House passed its bill today (Oct. 10, 2007) to end private debt collection for federal taxes, in a bipartisan vote of 232 to 173, in spite of a White House veto threat. Senate Republican leader Chuck Grassley has expressed his ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/10/private-debt-co.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tax Farmers</title>
    <link href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/10/tax-farmers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219233</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Economist&amp;#39;s View </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: House Passes HR 3056, by Linda McBeale: The House passed its bill ... to end private debt collection for federal taxes, in a bipartisan vote of 232 to 173, in spite of a White House veto threat. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/10/tax-farmers.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>wp</title>
    <link href="http://timjblair.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!B71A619F97F176BD!51637.entry" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1219234</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LIVE TIM BLAIR NEWS-SPORTS BLOG &amp;amp; PHOTOS... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 960: HR 3056 . Congress 110, House vote: Vote 959: HR 3056 . Congress 110, House vote: Vote 958: HR 2895. There&amp;#39;s a better way to grow your small business. Email Marketing with Constant Contact is fast, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://timjblair.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!B71A619F97F176BD!51637.entry"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Billionaires&amp;#39; Tax: House Wisely Defeats Procedural Move</title>
    <link href="http://news.myspace.com/business/taxes/item/10867242" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1220711</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business - MySpace News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House, in passing HR 3056 to end privatization of federal tax debt collection, also wisely prevented the Republican effort to eliminate the billionaires&amp;#39; estate tax by defeating a Republican motion to recommit that included ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.myspace.com/business/taxes/item/10867242"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Key Club</title>
    <link href="http://key-club-901.blogspot.com/2007/10/key-club-captain-of-my-club-tennis-team.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1221696</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Key Club </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Key Club The Club for Growth urges Members of the US House to vote YES on the motion to recommit for the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056). This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard *Key Club (10 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://key-club-901.blogspot.com/2007/10/key-club-captain-of-my-club-tennis-team.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Approves Plan to Bar Tax Debt Collectors</title>
    <link href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/11/house_approves_plan_to_bar_tax_debt_coll" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1228150</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Private debt collectors would be barred from collecting unpaid tax debts on behalf of the IRS under the Tax Collection Responsibility Bill of 2007 (HR 3056) approved by the House on October 10. Support for the measure fell predictably ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/11/house_approves_plan_to_bar_tax_debt_coll"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes to End Private Tax Collection, Despite President ...</title>
    <link href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=832017&amp;amp;type=post" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-11:/commentary/1228151</id>
    <updated>2007-10-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Law - Justia blawgsearch.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Despite a threatened veto by President Bush, the House yesterday voted 232-173 along party lines to repeal the IRS&amp;#39;s private debt collection program (The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007) (HR 3056): Staff Summary (2 pages) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=832017&amp;type=post"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>News From The Swamp: The House is currently debating HR 3056, &#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
    <link href="http://www.creditstarterguide.com/news-from-the-swamp-the-house-is-currently-debating-hr-3056/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1214850</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Credit Starter Guide </name>
    </author>
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The House is currently debating HR 3056, which would ban the IRS from commissioning private debt collectors to scare up back taxes owed to the government. Each successful collection earns the private collector a 25% commission, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.creditstarterguide.com/news-from-the-swamp-the-house-is-currently-debating-hr-3056/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>News From The Swamp: The House is currently debating HR 3056, ...</title>
    <link href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/news-from-the-swamp/-309167.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215078</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consumerist </name>
    </author>
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The House is currently debating HR 3056, which would ban the IRS from commissioning private debt collectors to scare up back taxes owed to the government. Each successful collection earns the... [[ This is a content summary only. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/news-from-the-swamp/-309167.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Washington</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqm/cqmidday110-000002602947.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215079</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQ Midday </name>
    </author>
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considers a bill (HR 2895) creating a national housing trust fund for low-income families, and a bill (HR 3056) to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies and other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqm/cqmidday110-000002602947.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HOUSE Key Vote Alert - Death Tax Repeal</title>
    <link href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/10/house_key_vote_alert_death_tax.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215080</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Club for Growth </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Club for Growth urges Members of the US House to vote &amp;quot;YES&amp;quot; on the motion to recommit for the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056). This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/10/house_key_vote_alert_death_tax.php"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Reynolds votes against Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://tomreynoldswatch.com/2007/10/10/reynolds-votes-against-tax-collection-responsibility-act-of-2007/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215081</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>tomreynoldswatch.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3056) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tomreynoldswatch.com/2007/10/10/reynolds-votes-against-tax-collection-responsibility-act-of-2007/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NTU Vote Alert: Oppose Tax Collection Responsibility Act, Support ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=2705" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215105</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Bytes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
National Taxpayers Union Vote Alert NTU urges all Members to vote &#226;&#8364;&#339;NO&#226;&#8364;&#157; on HR 3056, which would end the efficient and effective private debt collection services utilized by the IRS. While many have supposedly made &#226;&#8364;&#339;ending the tax gap&#226;&#8364;&#157; a &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=2705"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Veto Threatened for End of Privatization of Tax Debt Collection</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/10/veto-promised-f.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215106</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
    </author>
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The White House has issued a statement that Bush&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;senior advisers&amp;quot; would recommend a veto if HR 3056, a bill to end privatization of federal tax debt collection, is enacted. See this link for the statement. The White House statement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/10/veto-promised-f.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More Private Tax Bounty Hunters?</title>
    <link href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1767" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215167</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>unbossed.com </name>
    </author>
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HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, approved by the House, repeals the IRS authority to hire private collection agencies to pursue tax debts. President Colleen M. Kelley of the National Treasury Employees Union ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1767"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Repeal of Private Tax Collection Program!</title>
    <link href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4042" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215168</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Great news- the House just passed HR 3056, which would repeal the program that privatizes tax collection. It won approval by 232-173 (roll call). The Bush administration says it will veto the bill. And the Senate has not begun serious ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4042"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes End to Private Tax Collection</title>
    <link href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=836" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215169</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gavel </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
By a vote of 232-173, the House has just passed the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, HR 3056, to repeal the use of private debt collection companies to collect federal income taxes. The bill would end taxpayer harassment, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=836"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Video: Rep. Rangel on Ending Private Tax Collection [NancyPelosi ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.strmz.com/Channel2241?link=http://youtube.com%2F%3Fv%3Dvl1mGaD4ang" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215170</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Strmz Politics &amp;amp; Opinion Videos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House debates the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, HR 3056, to repeal the use of private debt collection companies to collect federal income taxes. Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and sponsor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.strmz.com/Channel2241?link=http://youtube.com%2F%3Fv%3Dvl1mGaD4ang"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Daybook Update, October 11, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://contentworks.com/wordpress/?p=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1215171</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The FIND Washington Daybook </name>
    </author>
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AGENDA: Full committee meets to formulate a rule on HR2895, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007&#226;&#8364;&#179;; and HR3056, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007.&#226;&#8364;&#157; DATE: October 9, 2007 LOCATION: H-313, US Capitol ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentworks.com/wordpress/?p=6"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MCCRERY FLOOR STATEMENT: HR 3056</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:683492167&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1220710</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress - Press Releases </name>
    </author>
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For Immediate Release McCrery Floor Statement: HR 3056 October 10, 2007 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I might consume. I am pleased that the Chairman and I have forged a good working relationship which has allowed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:683492167&amp;isRss=true"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HOUSE Key Vote Alert - Death Tax Repeal</title>
    <link href="http://www.offtogria.com/?p=2133" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-10:/commentary/1223122</id>
    <updated>2007-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Offtogria.Com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Club for Growth urges Members of the US House to vote &#226;&#8364;&#339;YES&#226;&#8364;&#157; on the motion to recommit for the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056). This key vote will be part of our 2007 Congressional Scorecard. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.offtogria.com/?p=2133"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate: H.Res. 719: Providing for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-719" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1215082</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This bill has been added to a schedule of legislation to be considered for debate, or has been recommended by a committee to be considered. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-719"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House To Vote On IRS Private Tax Collectors</title>
    <link href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4033" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1211046</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
    </author>
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This is great news, and we urge support of the bill (HR 3056). The bill that&amp;#39;ll be voted on, which was shepherded by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), would allow companies who currently have contracts under the program to complete them, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4033"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS, INCREASE IRS EFFICIENCY</title>
    <link href="http://becerra.house.gov/HoR/CA31/News/Press+Releases/2007/101007+HOUSE+PASSES+LEGISLATION+TO+PROTECT+TAXPAYERS+INCREASE+IRS+EFFICIENCY.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1216731</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Xavier Becerra Press Releases </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The House of Representatives today passed the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056), legislation designed to eliminate the costly and inefficient use of private contractors in tax collection, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://becerra.house.gov/HoR/CA31/News/Press+Releases/2007/101007+HOUSE+PASSES+LEGISLATION+TO+PROTECT+TAXPAYERS+INCREASE+IRS+EFFICIENCY.htm"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tax Collection Act of 2007 - Bill Passed</title>
    <link href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16008" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1219185</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Project Vote Smart&amp;#39;s :: Recent Keyvotes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
At this time, we have posted the voting record for HR 3056 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16008"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress 110, House vote: Vote 959: HR 3056</title>
    <link href="http://www.ron-paul.for-president.us/congress-110-house-vote-vote-959-h-r-3056.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1235893</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul for President </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Question: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions. Bill: HR 3056. Vote description: Tax Collection Responsibility Act. Result: Failed, 196-212, with 23 not voting. Ron Paul voted Yes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ron-paul.for-president.us/congress-110-house-vote-vote-959-h-r-3056.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Another Call to Arms</title>
    <link href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/another-call-to-arms" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/1538646</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>insideARM.com Editorial Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
For the record, you should tell them to vote against HR 3056, or the &amp;quot;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007.&amp;quot; Even though the IRS collection contract itself is limited to two agencies currently, and set to expand to only around 10 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/another-call-to-arms"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Notice of Action: HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=2469" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/2079870</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Items from the House Committee on Rules </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Notice of Action: HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 HR 2895 - National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=2469"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 3056 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=3066" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1212728</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Special Rules Reported from the House Committee... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 3056 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=3066"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House to take up consumer product safety legislation</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/10/house-to-take-up-consumer-product.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1207268</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Also up for consideration are:. HR 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007;. HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007; and. HR 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/10/house-to-take-up-consumer-product.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Our Representatives Voted</title>
    <link href="http://blueline.greggdemocrats.com/2007/10/how-our-representatives-voted_08.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1207285</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BlueLine </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - HR3056 The House is scheduled to vote on this legislation that would repeal the IRS&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s authority to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blueline.greggdemocrats.com/2007/10/how-our-representatives-voted_08.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Our Representatives Voted</title>
    <link href="http://blog.ruskdemocrats.com/2007/10/how-our-representatives-voted_08.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/1211079</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rusk County Blue </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - HR3056 The House is scheduled to vote on this legislation that would repeal the IRS&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s authority to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.ruskdemocrats.com/2007/10/how-our-representatives-voted_08.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3062" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-03:/commentary/2046394</id>
    <updated>2007-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Amendment Process Announcements released... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. Meeting Time: 5:00pm Tuesday 10/09; Text of Bill as Reported; Committee Report; Rule, Committee Report, and roll call votes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3062"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ways and Means Votes to End IRS Private Debt Collection</title>
    <link href="http://bluesi.spyware-virus.com/Ways-and-Means-Votes-to-End-IRS-Private-Debt-Collection/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-26:/commentary/1201337</id>
    <updated>2007-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>spyware-virus </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The vote was 23-18, with all 17 Republicans on the committee (and one Democrat) voting against the bill, HR 3056, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. The Administration had supported the private debt collection program as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bluesi.spyware-virus.com/Ways-and-Means-Votes-to-End-IRS-Private-Debt-Collection/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 : report together with ...</title>
    <link href="http://antpac.lib.uci.edu/record=b3540732*eng" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-15:/commentary/1112967</id>
    <updated>2007-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Materials in English </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://antpac.lib.uci.edu/record=b3540732*eng"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ways and Means Votes to End IRS Private Debt Collection</title>
    <link href="http://cb.spyware-virus.com/Ways-and-Means-Votes-to-End-IRS-Private-Debt-Collection/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1166681</id>
    <updated>2007-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>spyware-virus </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The vote was 23-18, with all 17 Republicans on the committee (and one Democrat) voting against the bill, HR 3056, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. The Administration had supported the private debt collection program as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cb.spyware-virus.com/Ways-and-Means-Votes-to-End-IRS-Private-Debt-Collection/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Tax Collector Cometh</title>
    <link href="http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=21560" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-11:/commentary/975909</id>
    <updated>2007-08-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BuzzFlash.net: all </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 3056 the &#8220;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007.&#8221; An amendment to that act repeals the use of private debt collection companies to collect federal income taxes thus restoring to the IRS the right to collect that which it is owed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=21560"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Tax Collector Cometh</title>
    <link href="http://www.spot-on.com/archives/brauchli/2007/08/the_tax_collector_cometh.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-10:/commentary/973101</id>
    <updated>2007-08-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Spot-On: Christopher Brauchli </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On July 18, the House Ways &amp;amp; Means Committee took action on HR 3056 that had the catchy name of the &#8220;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007.&#8221; An amendment to that act introduced by the chairman and approved by the committee on a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spot-on.com/archives/brauchli/2007/08/the_tax_collector_cometh.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Delay Implementation of 3% Contract Withholding</title>
    <link href="http://targetgov.blogspot.com/2007/08/delay-implementation-of-3-contract.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-06:/commentary/958832</id>
    <updated>2007-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TargetGovBlog </name>
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Last week the House Ways and Means Committee passed HR 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 which includes language to delay by one year a 3-percent withholding requirement on government payments to its contractors that is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://targetgov.blogspot.com/2007/08/delay-implementation-of-3-contract.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Another Attempt at Ending IRS Privatization Program Moves Forward</title>
    <link href="http://www.afscmeinfocenter.org/privatizationupdate/2007/07/another_attempt_at_ending_irs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-27:/commentary/914139</id>
    <updated>2007-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFSCME Privatization Update </name>
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The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill (HR 3056) that would repeal the program, and the Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill (HR 2829) that would tightly limit the funding available at the IRS to administer the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.afscmeinfocenter.org/privatizationupdate/2007/07/another_attempt_at_ending_irs.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ways and Means Votes to End IRS Private Debt Collection</title>
    <link href="http://bricodaily.blogspot.com/2007/07/ways-and-means-votes-to-end-irs-private.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/commentary/896717</id>
    <updated>2007-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Business N Synergy!!! </name>
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The vote was 23-18, with all 17 Republicans on the committee (and one Democrat) voting against the bill, HR 3056, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. The Administration had supported the private debt collection program as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://bricodaily.blogspot.com/2007/07/ways-and-means-votes-to-end-irs-private.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Private Debt Collection of Federal Taxes: Congressional Moves</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/07/private-debt-co.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-21:/commentary/889279</id>
    <updated>2007-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
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On Wednesday, the House Ways &amp;amp; Means Committee voted by 23 to 18 in favor of HR 3056, which will end the IRS&amp;#39;s use of private debt collectors after March 2008. See Dems Push to end Private Debt Collection, at CBS News.com. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/07/private-debt-co.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The 110th Congress and Privacy: Week 28 (July 16 - July 20)</title>
    <link href="http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=543" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-21:/commentary/889280</id>
    <updated>2007-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chronicles of Dissent </name>
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Once a bill number is available, it will be linked from the legislation tracking file. 3. Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007. HR 3053. 4. Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. HR 3056. 5. Health Information Privacy and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=543"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Ways and Means Committee today passed HR 3056, the Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hybridvehiclecars.com/blogs/private-blog/2007/House+Committee+Ways+and/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-21:/commentary/910298</id>
    <updated>2007-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Private Blog </name>
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The Ways and Means Committee today passed HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, to repeal the use of private debt collection companies to collect Federal income taxes, delay the application of an onerous three percent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hybridvehiclecars.com/blogs/private-blog/2007/House+Committee+Ways+and/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ways and Means Committee Votes to End Outsourcing of Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/07/19/ways_and_means_committee_votes_to_end_ou" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/commentary/881763</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax News </name>
    </author>
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These and other measures are part of the Chairman&amp;#39;s Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Tax Collection Responsibility Bill of 2007 (HR 3056), which was approved by the committee 23 to 18, along party lines. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/07/19/ways_and_means_committee_votes_to_end_ou"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THIS JUST IN - GOOD NEWS!</title>
    <link href="http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/07/this-just-in-good-news.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/commentary/881765</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE WANDERING TAX PRO </name>
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KPE reports on her TAX GIRL blog that &#8220;on July 18, the Ways and Means Committee passed HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, which would repeal the use of private debt collection companies for purposes of collecting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/07/this-just-in-good-news.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>THIS JUST IN - GOOD NEWS!</title>
    <link href="http://www.pfblogs.com/index.php/welcome/main/event=clickEntry/id=304395/feed=y" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/commentary/881769</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>pfblogs.com </name>
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KPE reports on her TAX GIRL blog that on July 18, the Ways and Means Committee passed HR 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, whic ... From: THE WANDERING TAX PRO.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pfblogs.com/index.php/welcome/main/event=clickEntry/id=304395/feed=y"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Boehner Statement Opposing Democrats&amp;#39; Bill to Terminate Successful ...</title>
    <link href="http://massdiscussion.blogspot.com/2007/07/boehner-statement-opposing-democrats.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-18:/commentary/881767</id>
    <updated>2007-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Weapons of Mass Discussion </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today criticized Ways &amp;amp; Means Committee Democrats for approving legislation (HR 3056) that would terminate a successful initiative that allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://massdiscussion.blogspot.com/2007/07/boehner-statement-opposing-democrats.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dems push to end private debt collection</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/17494-dems-push-end-private-debt-collection.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-18:/commentary/881768</id>
    <updated>2007-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
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The bill includes several measures to make up the lost revenue, including the revision of tax rules for expatriates that would bring in $376 million over five years. ___. The bill is HR 3056. On the Net:. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/17494-dems-push-end-private-debt-collection.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Holds Markup Today of Bill to Kill IRS&amp;#39;s Private Debt ...</title>
    <link href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/07/house-holds-mar.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-17:/commentary/881766</id>
    <updated>2007-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>taxprof Blog </name>
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The House Ways Means Committee has scheduled a markup today of HR 3056, the &#8220;Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, which would kill the IRS&amp;#39;s private debt collection program. For a summary of the bill, see here. In connection with. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/07/house-holds-mar.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3056, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - Savings ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3056.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-16:/commentary/881762</id>
    <updated>2007-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 3056 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3056.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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