Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-3724
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-10-08
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: 2016-04-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)&nbsp;from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the&nbsp;IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose&nbsp;employment was terminated for cause. </p>

action_date: 2016-04-18
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of </strong> <b>2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)&nbsp;from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the&nbsp;IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose&nbsp;employment was terminated for cause. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. </p>

action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 18, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of </strong> <b>2016</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)&nbsp;from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the&nbsp;IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose&nbsp;employment was terminated for cause. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Roskam ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 382 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3724 [Report No. 114–500] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2015 Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Roskam ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means April 18, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Chaffetz April 18, 2016 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 October 8, 2015 A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 . 2. Prohibition on rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (a) In general Section 7804 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on rehiring employees involuntarily separated The Commissioner may not employ any individual previously employed by the Commissioner who was removed for misconduct under this subchapter or chapter 43 or chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, or whose employment was terminated under section 1203 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ( 26 U.S.C. 7804 note). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

April 18, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed