# 117-hr-6800: IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022

117-hr-6800, IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6800
- Congress: 117
- Title: IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Internal Revenue Service Processing Returns Instead Of Removing Innocent Taxpayers' Income Every Season Act of 2022 or the IRS PRIORITIES Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from hiring new enforcement personnel (i.e., special agents in the criminal investigation division, revenue officers, or revenue agents) until all individual tax returns for 2019 and 2020 are processed.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6800)

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