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S 2517 113th Congress Senate

Holding the IRS Leadership Accountable Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit bonuses to senior-level IRS executives until all Congressional requests for documents, including electronic communications, related to the i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit bonuses to senior-level IRS executives until all Congressional requests for documents, including electronic communications, related to the investigation of IRS targeting of taxpayers are complete.

Introduced: June 24, 2014 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Congressional oversightDepartment of the TreasuryFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Performance measurementPolitical movements and philosophiesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizations
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
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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Jun 24, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 24, 2014
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 Latest action June 24, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Holding the IRS Leadership Accountable Act - Prohibits the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from providing any performance awards, including bonuses, step increases, and leave time, to IRS senior-level executives until such time as the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury certifies that the IRS has provided all documents, including all electronic communications, requested by the congressional committees investigating the targeting of certain taxpayers who applied for tax-exempt status as a social welfare organization.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2517: Holding the IRS Leadership Accountable Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2517/
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"S. 2517: Holding the IRS Leadership Accountable Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2517/.
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S. 2517, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2517/.
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