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Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
1/11/2023, 1:27 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 709
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to expand existing grounds for termination of the employment of an Internal Revenue Service employee to include performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose.
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Current Status of Bill HR 709
Bill HR 709 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 4, 2015. Bill HR 709 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on February 4, 2015. Bill HR 709's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of April 16, 2015
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 709
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
54Democrat Cosponsors
3Republican Cosponsors
51Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 709
Primary Policy Focus
TaxationPotential Impact Areas
- Department of the Treasury
- Employee performance
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 709
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 709
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