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H.R.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 tax rules on expatriation, and for other purposes.

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January 10, 2008 Taxpayer advocate renews concerns about private debt collection

Legislation to that effect (HR 3056) passed the House in October and has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee, which many say is likely the end of ...

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Source: GovExec.com, DC


November 05, 2007 given irs privatization mess, forget other efforts

14), reported on the actions of the house of representatives in passing a bill (hr 3056), which repealed a 2004 law empowering the internal revenue service ...

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Source: Asheville Citizen-Times, NC


October 23, 2007 "Exit Ticket" Tax An Outrage

The article "Taxing Ourselves to Death" forgets to mention that the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 (HR 3056) that the House of Representatives ...

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Source: Free Liberal, VA


October 19, 2007 House repeals tax-collection law

Voting 232-173, the House on Oct. 10 passed a bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private firms to ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


October 19, 2007 House-passed law would delay 3 percent withholding

Section three of HR 3056, “The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007,” passed Oct. 10 by House lawmakers would delay the mandate by one year. ...

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Source: Washington Technology, DC


October 14, 2007 Thomas Voting Reports

Estate tax repeal: Members defeated, 196-212, a GOP motion to HR 3056 (above) to repeal the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011. Democrats said this would add $500 ...

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Source: TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA


October 14, 2007 Area Votes in Congress

The House rejected, 212-196, an amendment to HR 3056 (above) that would have repealed the estate tax on Jan. 1, 2011.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 ...

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA


October 14, 2007 How Your US Lawmaker Voted

By a vote of 232-173, the House on Wednesday passed a bill (HR 3056) that would repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star


October 14, 2007 Capitol link in Washington

The House voted 232-173 on Wednesday to pass a bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private firms to ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star, AZ


October 13, 2007 How they voted

Private Tax Collectors (HR 3056): By a vote of 232-173, the House repealed the Internal Revenue Service’s authority to hire private firms to collect overdue ...

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Source: Kansas City Star, MO


October 13, 2007 House cancels privatized income tax collection

Privatized tax collection: Voting 232 for and 173 against, the House on Oct. 10 passed a bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal ...

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Source: Greenville Daily Reflector, NC


October 13, 2007 How Texans voted in DC

Privatized tax collection: Passed, 232-173, a bill (HR 3056) to repeal a 2004 law that empowers the Internal Revenue Service to hire private firms to ...

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Source: Arizona Daily Star


October 11, 2007 US House votes to restore statute of limitations for USVI taxpayers

The House vote on HR 3056 was 232-173. The bill also includes a provision to ban the use of private debt collectors to collect delinquent taxes owed to the ...

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Source: Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands


October 10, 2007 House Moves to End IRS Program

The House is expected to pass a bill ( HR 3056 ) that would end an IRS program under which private companies contact delinquent taxpayers and urge them to ...

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Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC


October 10, 2007 Americans for Tax Reform Will Rate Death Tax Vote

Today, the House will vote on HR 3056, and Republicans will offer a motion to recommit the bill with instructions to kill the death tax once and for all. ...

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Source: PR Newswire (press release)


October 10, 2007 NTEU Applauds Approval of Legislation Repealing IRS Tax Collection ...

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 ...

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Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY


October 10, 2007 NTEU Applauds Approval of Legislation Repealing IRS Tax Collection ...

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 ...

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Source: Earthtimes.org, New Zealand


October 08, 2007 The Week Ahead: The Week of October 8

... National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act; HR 3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act ; and HR 2095, the Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act. HR ...

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Source: Manufacturers' Blog, DC


October 07, 2007 What's up at the Capitol

On the floor: HR 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007; HR 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. ...

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Source: Orange County Register, CA


August 14, 2007 The Tax Collector Cometh

On July 18, the House Ways & Means Committee took action on HR 3056 that had the catchy name of the "Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. ...

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Source: AlterNet, CA


July 25, 2007 Another Attempt at Ending IRS Privatization Program Moves Forward

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) ...

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Source: OMB Watch


July 23, 2007 Taxpayer advocate again raps private debt collection effort

One day before Olson's report was released, the House Ways and Means Committee passed the Tax Collection Responsibility Act (HR 3056), which would strip the ...

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Source: GovExec.com, DC


July 20, 2007 Tax collection bill could mean a bigger tax bite from some pension ...

The main thrust of the bill, HR 3056, is to halt the Internal Revenue Service’s use of private debt collection agencies to collect federal income taxes. ...

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Source: FinancialWeek (subscription), NY


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