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HR 2025 113th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 17, 2013 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee performanceFirst Amendment rightsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Government liabilityInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Legal fees and court costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 2013
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 Latest action May 16, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to terminate the employment of any IRS employee for discrimination against any taxpayer on the basis of political affiliation or for threatening to audit a taxpayer for arbitrary or capricious politically-motivated reasons, and (2) award administrative and litigation costs to taxpayers who prevail against the IRS in any legal or administrative proceeding for wrongful discrimination.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 23, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· May 21, 2013
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · May 17, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2025: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2025/
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"H.R. 2025: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2025/.
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H.R. 2025, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2025/.
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[H.R. 2025: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the termination of employment of IRS employees for discrimination against any taxpayer on basis of political affiliation, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2025/)
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