To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.
(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.)
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Became Public Law No: 114-113.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-66.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-66.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 46.
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2238-2240)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 709.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2238)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2238)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.