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HR 4597 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Department of the Treasury Employee performance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

Introduced: May 7, 2014 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 7, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 7, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to 10 years on any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who willfully acts, or purports to act, in his or her official capacity, whether or not under color of law, with the intent to injure, oppress, threaten, intimidate, or single out and subject to undue scrutiny for purposes of harassment any person or organization in any state: (1) based solely or primarily on the political, economic, or social positions held or expressed by such person or organization; or (2) because such person or organization has expressed a particular political, economic, or social position using any words or writing allowed by law.

What's happening now July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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