Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act

Bill: 114-hr-709
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2015-02-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: 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

Summary:
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: 

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.

action_date: 2015-04-13
text: 

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. 

action_date: 2015-04-15
text: 
(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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2238)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2238)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 709.
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2238-2240)
action_date: 2015-04-15
text: Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-66.
action_date: 2015-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-66.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-02-04
text: Introduced in House