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H.R. 2421

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2421, the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2421 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2421/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2421 IH: Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-27
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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. 2421  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 27, 2025   Ms. DelBene  (for herself and  Ms. Sewell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To require a certain determination by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding the imposition on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service a function of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act  .
2.
Determination regarding the imposition of certain homeland security functions on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a function of the Department of Homeland Security may not be imposed on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service unless the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration makes a determination regarding the following:
(1)
That such personnel have been trained to administer such function.
(2)
That imposing such function on such personnel would not impede the administration of the Service, including relating to the following:
(A)
Providing quality service to taxpayers (as such term is defined in  section 7701  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) by helping taxpayers understand and meet tax responsibilities.
(B)
Enforcing applicable law with integrity and fairness to all taxpayers.
(b)
Federal Register
A determination under subsection (a) shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register, and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration may terminate such determination in the same manner.
(c)
Conforming amendment
Section 428(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 236(b) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  the Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act or  after  in .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  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 Mar 27, 2025

hb2421/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/27/2025)

Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act

This bill provides that Department of Homeland Security functions (e.g., immigration enforcement) may not be assigned to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) personnel (e.g., IRS criminal investigators) unless the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration determines (1) such IRS personnel are trained to administer such functions, and (2) the imposition of such functions on IRS personnel will not impede the IRS from enforcing federal tax law and providing quality services to taxpayers.

Sponsors

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) sponsors H.R. 2421, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2421 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2421 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2421 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2421 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Taxpayer Resources Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require a certain determination by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration regarding the imposition on personnel of the Internal Revenue Service a function of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2421 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. 2421 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2421’s is Taxation.

hr2421/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency 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 RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2421, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DelBENE:H.R. 2421.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8[Page H1338]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com