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S 2043 113th Congress Senate

Stop IRS Overreach Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.

Introduced: April 7, 2014 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Taxation Congressional oversightPolitical movements and philosophiesReligionTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Feb 26, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2014
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 Latest action February 26, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop IRS Overreach Act - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from asking any taxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any exceptions to such prohibition should identify the specific questions authorized, the class of taxpayers to whom such questions may be asked, and the circumstances under which such questions may be asked; and (2) if the IRS Commissioner determines that asking such questions would aid in the efficient administration of the tax laws, the Commissioner should submit a report to Congress that includes such questions in verbatim form and describes such class of taxpayers and the circumstances under which such questions would be asked.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2531 Related bill Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 7, 2014
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 7, 2014
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 7, 2014
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 7, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2043: Stop IRS Overreach Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2043/
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