HR 2768
113th Congress
House
Taxation
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Lawyers and legal services
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013
Introduced: July 22, 2013
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 31, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 31, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5211)
Jul 31, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5211)
Jul 31, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.
Jul 31, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5211-5212)
Jul 31, 2013
Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to be assisted, to be heard, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to an appeal, to certainty, to privacy, to confidentiality, to representation, and to a fair and just tax system.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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