DIRECT Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 63 words.
Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also reallocates the funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border.
Context
- Committees
- House Appropriations Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 187 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 136 words
- Subjects
- AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]