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HR 3041 113th Congress House

IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013

Official title: To prevent the Internal Revenue Service from unnecessarily seizing protected health information.

Introduced: September 20, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Health information and medical recordsInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Right of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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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.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013 - Prohibits any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from inspecting protected health information of any individual (defined as individually identifiable health information transmitted by or maintained in electronic or other form or medium, except for information contained in certain education and employment records) except to the extent that such health information directly relates to a criminal violation of the internal revenue laws. Provides for civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to notify any individual whose protected health information has been inspected in violation of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
LATHAM, TOM
· Sep 26, 2013
Long, Billy
· Sep 20, 2013
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3041: IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3041/
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"H.R. 3041: IRS Health Records Privacy Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3041/.
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H.R. 3041, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3041/.
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