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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.695 Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>&#236;&#8218;&#172;&#236;*&#180;&#235;&#178;&#8222;&#235;&#178;&#8221;&#236;&#163;&#8222;(5)-&#236;&#8226;&#8221;&#237;&#732;&#184;-&#236;&#160;&#8222;&#236;&#382;*&#236;&#8222;&#339;&#235;&#170;&#8230;-&#236;&#160;&#8222;&#236;&#382;*&#234;&#177;&#176;&#235;&#382;&#732;</title>
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22) Security And Freedom through Encryption Act, HR. 695. 23) Promotion of Commerce On-line in the Digital Era Act, S. 377. 24) Secure Public Networks Act. 25) http://www.toad.com/~dnssec &#236;&#176;&#184;&#236;&#161;&#176;. 26) RSAREF&#235;&#352;&#8221; &#236;&#8226;&#8221;&#237;&#732;&#184;&#236;&#160;&#339;&#236;&#382;&#8216;&#236;&#8212;* &#236;&#8218;&#172;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/choe0ho/1652&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#236;&#8218;&#172;&#236;*&#180;&#235;&#178;&#8222;&#235;&#178;&#8221;&#236;&#163;&#8222;(5)-&#236;&#8226;&#8221;&#237;&#732;&#184;-&#236;&#160;&#8222;&#236;&#382;*&#236;&#8222;&#339;&#235;&#170;&#8230;-&#236;&#160;&#8222;&#236;&#382;*&#234;&#177;&#176;&#235;&#382;&#732;</title>
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22) Security And Freedom through Encryption Act, HR. 695. 23) Promotion of Commerce On-line in the Digital Era Act, S. 377. 24) Secure Public Networks Act. 25) http://www.toad.com/~dnssec &#236;&#176;&#184;&#236;&#161;&#176;. 26) RSAREF&#235;&#352;&#8221; &#236;&#8226;&#8221;&#237;&#732;&#184;&#236;&#160;&#339;&#236;&#382;&#8216;&#236;&#8212;* &#236;&#8218;&#172;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://choe0ho.tistory.com/244&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>nteu members ready to make their voices heard</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-03:/commentary/3172134</id>
    <updated>2008-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NTEU Ch. 153 blog </name>
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nteu is supporting legislation, hr 695 and s. 335, that would end the program. for the complete story, click here or visit &lt;www.nteu.org/presskits /pressrelease/pressrelease.aspx?id=1226&gt;. nteu seeks changes to opm medical determination ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nationaltreasuryemployeesunionch153.memberlodge.org/Default.aspx?pageId=90525&amp;amp;mode=PostView&amp;amp;bmi=14391&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kelley Calls IRS Decision to Extend Private Tax Collection Waste ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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which incorporates the language of HR 695. That bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and would repeal IRS authority to hire private tax collectors. In addition, S. 335, co-sponsored by Senators Byron Dorgan (DN.D. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nteu98.org/?p=89&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>cch weekly report --what's happening on the tax front: state of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-07:/commentary/3172136</id>
    <updated>2007-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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their bill, hr 695, would repeal the irs's authority to contract with private debt collectors. rothman and van hollen predicted at a news conference sponsored by the national treasury employees union on january 25 in washington, dc, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/12/09/cch_weekly_report_what_s_happening_on_th_2039&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Taxpayers Stiffed by Tax Collection PCAs: HR 695, S.335 need action</title>
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    <updated>2007-10-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The report notes that one of the premises on which the program was based was a &#226;&#8364;&#339;level playing field&#226;&#8364;* &#226;&#8364;&#8221; meaning that rules that apply to the IRS and IRS employees would also apply to private collection agencies (PCAs) and PCA employees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://judgment-recovery.info/bloghome/collecting-judgments/5967/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Taxpayers Stiffed by Tax Collection PCAs: HR 695, S.335 need action</title>
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    <updated>2007-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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335, introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) would require the IRS to suspend the use of these private collection agencies and prohibit the use of any IRS funds for tax collecti...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irs-tax.bizindustryblog.info/15268/taxpayers-stiffed-by-tax/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>taxpayers stiffed by tax collection pcas: hr 695, s.335 need action</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/3172132</id>
    <updated>2007-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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hr 695, &#226;&#8364;&#339;taxpayer abuse and harassment prevention act of 2007,&#226;&#8364;* was introduced january 24, 2007 by rep. chris van hollen (d-md) and is now in the house ways and means committee. (nevada rep. shelley berkley (d-nv1) is a member of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/10/taxpayers-stiffed-by-tax-collection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Taxpayers Stiffed by Tax Collection PCAs: HR 695, S.335 need action</title>
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    <updated>2007-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Dean Heller (R-NV2) and his fifteen cohorts in the Sweet Sixteen really want to save the federal government some money, one way they can do it is to bring the Internal Revenue Service&#226;&#8364;&#8482;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog1.brainybits.com/blogs/whole-life-insurance-with-cash-back-quotes/446715/taxpayers-stiffed-by-tax/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>house to vote on irs private tax collectors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-08:/commentary/3172138</id>
    <updated>2007-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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a nearly identical version of the bill, hr 695 sponsored by rep. chris van hollen (d-md) and rep. steve rothman (d-nj), has 156 cosponsors, including 16 republicans. update: the vote will take place on wednesday, not thursday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4033&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Appropriations Bill Passes House on Way to Senate</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-06:/commentary/854093</id>
    <updated>2007-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Federal Employee Legislative News </name>
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NTEU is continuing to press for passage of separate legislation to remove the IRS&#8217; authority to contract private debt collection companies. Those bills are HR 695 and S. 335. You can find out how you can help in that effort here and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feln.blogspot.com/2007/07/appropriations-bill-passes-house-on-way.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The IRS is Turning Tax Debt Collections Over to Private Debt ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-22:/commentary/827437</id>
    <updated>2007-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Vote &amp;quot;YES&amp;quot; on HR 695 and S. 335. To email your Member of Congress go here: http://capwiz.com/nteu/issues/alert/?alertid=9270436&amp;amp;type=CO. There is a pre-drafted letter on Capwiz that you can email. If you prefer to call or write go to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://missnexus.com/node/672&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IRS Oversight Board Releases Report on Proposed IRS Budget ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/827439</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As of May 7, HR 695, which would repeal the Service&amp;#39;s authority to contract with private debt collectors, has 121 cosponsors in the House. A similar bill in the Senate, Sen 335, has 18 co-sponsors. By George L. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/05/15/irs_oversight_board_releases_report_on_p&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oversight OK of tax debt collectors</title>
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    <updated>2007-05-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House measure to halt PCAs, HR 695, has 121 cosponsors; a similar bill in the Senate, S. 335, has 18 cosponsors. Right now, though, PCA opponents on Capitol Hill will get no help from the Oversight Board. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2007/05/oversight_ok_of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>nteu bulletin, may 8, 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-08:/commentary/3172140</id>
    <updated>2007-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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nteu has been a leading supporter of s. 335, which currently has 18 co-sponsors, and a similar house measure, hr 695 with 121 co-sponsors. for more information, visit www.nteuirswatch.org. at nteu's urging, 60 fns employees to earn ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nteuchapter272.blogspot.com/2007/05/nteu-bulletin-may-8-2007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opposition to Private Collection</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-30:/commentary/827440</id>
    <updated>2007-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the House, more than 100 lawmakers have signed on to HR 695, introduced by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), which would revoke the IRS&#8217;s authority to use private debt collectors. Similar legislation is pending in the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chapter32today.blogspot.com/2007/05/opposition-to-private-collection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>if at first you don't suceed.....</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-22:/commentary/3172137</id>
    <updated>2007-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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hr 695 and s. 335: to repeal authority for private tax collection. hr 985: whistleblower protection enhancement act of 2007 (passed house 03/14/2007 by vote of 331 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 94; received in senate 03/15/2007, referred to committee on homeland ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feln.blogspot.com/2007/04/if-at-first-you-dont-suceed_23.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support Mounts to kill IRS Outsource Program</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-03:/commentary/827436</id>
    <updated>2007-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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OMB Watch has joined with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Citizens for Tax Justice, and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) to urge Congress to pass HR 695 and S. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westerncapital.blogspot.com/2007/04/support-mounts-to-kill-irs-outsource.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Audit finds few problems with IRS outsourcing program (3/30/07 ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-29:/commentary/3761107</id>
    <updated>2007-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Legislation to that effect has been introduced in the House (H.R. 695) and Senate (S. 335). The National Treasury Employees Union has pushed hard to overturn the program, frequently citing testimony by Everson that IRS employees could ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0307/033007m1.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>kiss your freedoms goodbye!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-12:/commentary/3172133</id>
    <updated>2007-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>THE DARK MIND OF BLACKWING BEAR </name>
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[hr695] # title x family planning act.[s.351] # truth in caller id act of 2007[hr251] # to amend certain provisions of the federal power act added by the energy policy act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackwingbear.livejournal.com/215786.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. Congress House Committee on Ways and Means - GovTrack.us</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-03:/commentary/3338220</id>
    <updated>2007-02-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 685: Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007 &#183; H.R. 686: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the qualified tuition deduction. H.R. 695: Taxpayer Abuse and Harassment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSWM&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CCH Weekly Report --What&amp;#39;s Happening on the Tax Front: State of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-28:/commentary/2241894</id>
    <updated>2007-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tax News </name>
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http://tax.cchgroup.com/news/headlines/2007/nws12907.htm#1. CCH (cch.taxgroup.com) reports:. The week of January 21 saw President Bush face the nation in his State of the Union address. During the speech the president revealed his plan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/01/29/cch_weekly_report_what_s_happening_on_th_2029&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the 110th congress and privacy: week 4 (jan. 22-26)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-26:/commentary/3172135</id>
    <updated>2007-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Chronicles of Dissent </name>
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... having their offices searched; to the committee on the judiciary. h.res. 88. 9. to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the secretary of the treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts. hr695.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pogowasright.org/blogs/dissent/?p=176&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>house, senate bills would stop irs use of private tax collectors</title>
    <link href="http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070125195800607" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-24:/commentary/3172139</id>
    <updated>2007-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pogo Was Right </name>
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24 introduced a bill, hr 695, which revokes the agency&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s authority to use private companies to recover overdue taxes. sens. byron dorgan, dn.d., and patty murray, d-wash., introduced companion legislation, s 335, on jan. 18. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070125195800607&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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