Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act

Bill: 114-hr-709
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2015-02-04
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
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2015-04-13
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act</strong></p> <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2015-04-15
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p><strong>Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act</strong></p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 709 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 A BILL To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act . 2. Termination of employment of Internal Revenue Service employees for taking official actions for political purposes 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. .

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 709 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act . 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.

Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 709 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act . 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.

Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 46 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 709 [Report No. 114–66] 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 A BILL To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act . 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.

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