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H.R. 374

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 374, the DIRECT Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 374 has 1 co-sponsor.

hr374/introduced-in-house.txt
117 HR 374 IH: Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 374  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself and  Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and redirect them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act   or the   DIRECT Act  .
2.
Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service
(a)
In general
The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service by section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of  Public Law 117–169  (commonly known as the  Inflation Reduction Act ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are rescinded.
(b)
Redirection of funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
There is appropriated 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agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border of the United States an amount equal to the amount rescinded pursuant to subsection (a).

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 13, 2025

hr374/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/13/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 374, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 374 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Appropriations.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 374 has taken 2 actions since Jan 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
House
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.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 374 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 374 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • DIRECT Act — Display Title
  • DIRECT Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and redirect them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 374 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER TYREE116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116
KURT VORNDRAN115
REGINA HUTTER115
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 374 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 374’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr374/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 374 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Appropriations to Law enforcement officers.

hr374/subjects.txt
AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com