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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 709 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 46
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 709

                          [Report No. 114-66]

   To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the 
    Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for 
                          political purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2015

  Mr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
  Tipton, Mrs. Black, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. 
 Paulsen, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Ribble, 
  Mr. Reichert, Mr. Farenthold, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. 
Kline, Mr. Joyce, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
 Long, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Johnson of 
  Ohio, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Ross, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
   Rokita, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
  Carney, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
Stutzman, Mr. Reed, and Mrs. Roby) introduced the following bill; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

                             April 13, 2015

  Additional sponsors: Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
   Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Jordan

                             April 13, 2015

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 4, 2015]

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                                 A BILL

 
   To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the 
    Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for 
                          political purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
              FOR TAKING OFFICIAL ACTIONS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(10) 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.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 46

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 709

                          [Report No. 114-66]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the 
    Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for 
                          political purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 13, 2015

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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