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H.R. 2389 113th Congress House

IRS Verification Act

Official title: To require the Inspector General for Tax Administration to audit the Internal Revenue Service.

Introduced: June 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingComprehensive health careCongressional oversightDepartment of the Treasury
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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IRS Verification Act - Directs the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to audit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in accordance with audit criteria in the Inspector General Act of 1978 for the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on the enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any amounts to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until the report of the IRS audit is submitted to Congress.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 3
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Jul 18, 2013
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jun 27, 2013
Gingrey, Phil
· Jun 25, 2013
Roe, David
· Jun 25, 2013
McHenry, Patrick
· Jun 20, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Jun 20, 2013
Bachmann, Michele
· Jun 19, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Jun 19, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Jun 19, 2013
Holding, George
· Jun 19, 2013
KINGSTON, JACK
· Jun 19, 2013
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 19, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 19, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jun 14, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Jun 14, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 14, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Jun 14, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Jun 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2389: IRS Verification Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2389/
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"H.R. 2389: IRS Verification Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2389/.
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H.R. 2389, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2389/.
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