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HR 2045 113th Congress House

HALT the IRS Act

Official title: To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from initiating any new audits for 180 days.

Introduced: June 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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May 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 17, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

HALT the IRS Act - Prohibits officers or employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from initiating any new audit of any taxpayer for 180 days after enactment of this Act.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 14, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 12, 2013
Roe, David
· Jun 12, 2013
CHABOT, STEVE
· May 17, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· May 17, 2013
Rooney, Thomas
· May 17, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2045: HALT the IRS Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2045/
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"H.R. 2045: HALT the IRS Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2045/.
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H.R. 2045, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2045/.
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