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S 2066 113th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Department of the Treasury Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

A bill 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: February 27, 2014 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
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Became law
Mar 3, 2014
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 311.
Feb 27, 2014
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 27, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 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 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 March 3, 2014

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 311.