Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-3500
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-27
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: 2018-07-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of </strong> <b>201</b><b>7</b></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> <p> No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. </p>

action_date: 2018-06-28
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of </strong> <b>201</b><b>8</b></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> <p> No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. </p>

action_date: 2018-07-24
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of </strong> <b>201</b><b>8</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 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mrs. Noem (for herself, Mr. Roskam , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , and Mrs. Black ) 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 2017 . 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 hire 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 the hiring of employees 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.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 616 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3500 [Report No. 115–796] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2017 Mrs. Noem (for herself, Mr. Roskam , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , and Mrs. Black ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means June 28, 2018 Additional sponsors: Ms. Sinema , Mr. Smith of Missouri , and Mr. Sessions June 28, 2018 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 July 27, 2017 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 2018 . 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 hire 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 the hiring of employees 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.

June 28, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3500 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 2018 . 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 hire 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 the hiring of employees 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 July 24, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3500 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2018 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 2018 . 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 hire 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 the hiring of employees 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 July 24, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk