US SB273 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-07-29 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-07-29 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years on any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who willfully acts with the intent to injure, oppress, threaten, intimidate, or single out and subject to undue scrutiny for purposes of harassment any person or organization in any state: (1) based solely or primarily on the political, economic, or social positions held or expressed by such person or organization; or (2) because such person or organization has expressed a particular political, economic, or social position using any words or writing allowed by law.
Title
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sponsors
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-07-29 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts. Hearings held. |
2015-01-28 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/273/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s273/BILLS-114s273is.pdf |