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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for such Commissioner.

Introduced: March 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 21, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E566)
Mar 21, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall: (1) be appointed from among individuals recommended by a Selection Commission established (upon Commissioner vacancy) by this Act; and (2) serve a six-year term.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 15, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1224: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for such Commissioner.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1224/
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"H.R. 1224: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for such Commissioner.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1224/.
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H.R. 1224, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1224/.
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[H.R. 1224: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall be nominated from individuals recommended by a selection panel and to provide a 6-year term for such Commissioner.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1224/)
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