HR 779
110th Congress
House
Taxation
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Damages
Department of the Treasury
Dismissal of employees
Federal employees
Fines (Penalties)
Government Operations and Politics
Government ethics
Income tax
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Law
Misconduct in office
Right of privacy
Tax auditing
Tax returns
Tax Snooping Prevention Act of 2007
Introduced: January 31, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 31, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 31, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tax Snooping Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to double the dollar amount of civil damages available and the criminal fines for unauthorized inspection or disclosure of tax returns and return information.
Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to require the firing of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees who violate IRS policy on unauthorized inspection of tax returns or return information.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1