Senate passes bill revoking passport of those owing taxes

Senate Democrats Quietly Pass Bill To Suspend Passport Rights of Those Who Owe Back Taxes

In addition to authorizing appropriations for federal transportation and infrastructure programs, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” or “MAP-21" includes a provision that would allow for the “revocation or denial” of a passport for anyone with “certain unpaid taxes” or “tax delinquencies”.

Section 40304 of the legislation states that any individual who owes more than $50,000 to the Internal Revenue Service may be subject to “action with respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport”.

However, there does not appear to be any specific language requiring a taxpayer to be charged with tax evasion or any other crime in order to have their passport revoked or limited — only that a notice of lien or levy has been filed by the IRS.

it's already done with child support payments.... I'm all for it...

The difference is that child support is a court ruling. This would just take the IRS to file a notice, even if it's incorrect.

List of Obama cabinet members who owe back taxes:

Kathleen Sebilius
Tom Daschle
Nancy Killefer
Timothy Geithner
Ron Kirk
Hilda Solis’s husband

A new report just out from the Internal Revenue Service reveals that 36 of President Obama’s executive office staff owe the country $833,970 in back taxes. These people working for Mr. Fair Share apparently haven’t paid any share, let alone their fair share.