To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hr-4903
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2016-04-12
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury

Executive agency funding and structure

First Amendment rights

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Political movements and philosophies

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using funds to target U.S. citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution. </p>

action_date: 2016-04-19
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from using funds to target U.S. citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution. </p>

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4903 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 20, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2016 Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

1. Prohibition on targeting by the Internal Revenue Service based on the exercise of First Amendment rights None of the funds made available under any Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.