IRS Verification Act

Bill: 113-hr-2389
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2013-06-14
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing

Comprehensive health care

Congressional oversight

Department of the Treasury

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government studies and investigations

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>IRS Verification Act - Directs the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to audit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in accordance with audit criteria in the Inspector General Act of 1978 for the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on the enactment of this Act. </p> <p>Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any amounts to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until the report of the IRS audit is submitted to Congress. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2013 Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Jones , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Salmon , and Mr. Yoho ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , Education and the Workforce , the Judiciary , Natural Resources , and House Administration , 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 A BILL To require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the Internal Revenue Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Verification Act . 2. Audit of the Internal Revenue Service by the Inspector General for Tax Administration (a) In general The Inspector General for Tax Administration shall audit the Internal Revenue Service for the period beginning January 1, 2010, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. The audit shall be conducted in accordance with section 5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and shall include, but need not be limited to, a report on the items specified by paragraphs (1) through (13) (other than paragraph (10)) of such section. (b) Prohibition on expending funds for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until audit is submitted to Congress No amount made available for any program, project, or activity to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or any amendment made by such Act may be obligated or expended after the date of the enactment of this Act until a report of the audit required by subsection (a) is submitted to the Congress.