US HB1950 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 108-1)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties for misconduct against a taxpayer by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee during the performance of official duties, specifically including a violation of the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution to political speech and political expression.
Title
Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| 2013-05-13 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2013-05-13 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2013-05-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
SB941 (Same As) 2013-05-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
Department of the Treasury
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Department of the Treasury
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1950/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1950/BILLS-113hr1950ih.pdf |
