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Tax scofflaws could forget about federal work under a bill being debated by the House today.

Sponsor Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says feds or contractors who are seriously delinquent on their taxes should be fired or lose funding.

The House also plans to take up a bill to make Thrift Savings Fund accounts subject to a federal tax levy. If that's put a frown on your face, here's one that might make you smile: the chamber could give final passage to a bill that lets some senior federal officials skip the Senate confirmation process.

Under the bill, the Senate would no longer need to approve officials for roles like NOAA's chief scientist, the commissioner of education statistics or assistant secretary of public affairs at Health and Human Services.