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HR 2679 113th Congress House

PURSE Act

Official title: To exclude the Internal Revenue Service from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to labor-management relations.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Labor-management relations
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Jul 11, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Unionization of Revenue Service Employees Act or the PURSE Act - Excludes employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from provisions of federal personnel law allowing federal employees to organize, bargain collectively, and participate in labor organizations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 3
Marino, Tom
· Aug 2, 2013
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 31, 2013
Long, Billy
· Jul 30, 2013
Black, Diane
· Jul 18, 2013
Neugebauer, Randy
· Jul 17, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Jul 17, 2013
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 11, 2013
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jul 11, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 11, 2013
Fleming, John
· Jul 11, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Jul 11, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 11, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Jul 11, 2013
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 11, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· Jul 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2679: PURSE Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2679/
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"H.R. 2679: PURSE Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2679/.
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H.R. 2679, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2679/.
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