DIRECT Act

Bill: 119-hr-374
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2025-01-13
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Border security and unlawful immigration

Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-13
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: 2025-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today Act or the DIRECT Act </strong></p><p>This bill rescinds unobligated funds that were provided for Internal Revenue Service&nbsp;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.</p>

tv_txt: 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of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act are rescinded.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).