# 119-hr-371: No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act

119-hr-371, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-371
- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-371
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would bar new IRS hires until the Treasury Secretary publicly certifies in writing that no IRS employee has a _seriously delinquent tax debt_.** The bill would make that written certification a precondition to extending any offer of IRS employment. It defines a seriously delinquent tax debt as a tax liability with a notice of lien filed under section 6323, but excludes debts being paid under an installment agreement or offer-in-compromise, debts with a pending collection due process hearing or a request for innocent spouse relief, debts subject to levy or where an applicant agrees to be subject to levy, and debts released from levy for economic hardship.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No IRS hiring until tax‑debt check: cost, medium. This bill would pause all new IRS job offers. No offer could be made until the Treasury Secretary publicly certifies that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt. A “seriously delinquent” debt would mean a tax debt with a filed federal tax lien. It would not include debts on a timely pa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-371 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/371)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-371 (as of 2025-12-21).