To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and appropriate such amounts to the Department of State Passport Office.

Bill: 118-hr-4810
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Santos, George [R-NY-3]
Introduced: 2023-07-20
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-20
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill rescinds amounts appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service for certain enforcement activities and departmental funding by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It also appropriates funds to the Department of State passport office, to remain available until September 30, 2025 (a portion of such funds must be reserved for passport offices located in New York). Remaining funds must be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the national debt.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4810 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2023 Mr. Santos 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 appropriate such amounts to the Department of State Passport Office.

1. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and appropriation to Department of State Passport Office (a) Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service Of the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for activities of the Internal Revenue Service by paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), (1)(A)(iii), (1)(B), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. (b) Appropriation to Department of State Passport Office There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of new employees of the Department of State dedicated to the issuance of passports, of which $10,000,000 shall be reserved for the salaries and expenses of new employees of the Department of State at passport agencies, centers, or acceptance facilities located in the State of New York. The unobligated balance of any amount made available under this subsection shall be permanently rescinded on October 1, 2025, and shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.