# 119-hr-374: DIRECT Act

119-hr-374, DIRECT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-374
- Congress: 119
- Title: DIRECT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would rescind unobligated IRS enforcement funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and redirect the same amount to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire new agents for the southern border.** - Internal Revenue Service enforcement programs: Would lose the unobligated balances that were set aside for IRS enforcement under the Inflation Reduction Act, reducing the pool of funds available for those enforcement activities. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection and border hires: Would receive an appropriation equal to the amount rescinded, limited to salaries and expenses for newly hired agents and officers working on southern border security.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shift IRS funds to border hiring: mixed, medium. The bill would cancel unused IRS enforcement money from the Inflation Reduction Act. It would then give the same amount to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to pay salaries and related costs for new agents and officers at the southern border. The funds would be limited to those new hires’ pay and…

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- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-374 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/374)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-374 (as of 2025-12-21).