Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced a bill today that would end the IRS privatization initiative. You can read Dorgan's press release here. Also, the IRS appears to have gone forward with the initial phase of the privatization plan. This from the National Treasury Employees Union: Despite the clear opposition in Congress to the plan, which includes a House-approved ban on the use of fiscal 2007 funding to pay for it, the IRS is moving ahead. The agency is believed to have assigned some 12,500 taxpayer files to three private debt collectors last Thursday—with plans to boost that number to 40,000 such cases by the end of this year. The Senate ought to act quickly to keep the IRS from doing any more damage than it already has. And in case you're not sure why the Senate ought to, take a look at this column from the Center for American Progress.