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On the recordApril 27, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1337 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Increase Reliable Services Now Act''. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL TAX ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Internal Revenue Service may not hire any person for the purpose of conducting enforcement activities during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the first date after such date on which-- (1) the Internal Revenue Service has maintained, for 6 consecutive months-- (A) a level of access for accounts management phone lines of not less than 90 percent; and (B) an average speed of answering enterprise-wide calls in 4 minutes or less; and (2) not less than 90 percent of the regular employees of the Internal Revenue Service perform work in person at their job sites. (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section-- (1) Enforcement activities.--The term ``enforcement activities'' means activities described in section 10301(a)(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117-169.…
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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