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S 937 113th Congress Senate Taxation Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of the Treasury Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

Protect Against Ideology-Based Targeting Act

Introduced: May 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 14, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Against Ideology-Based Targeting Act - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in reviewing applications for tax-exempt status, from developing or using any methodology that applies disproportionate scrutiny to any applicant for tax-exempt status based on the ideology expressed in the name or purpose of the applicant's organization. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the duties of the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to require reporting to Congress on the number of complaints that allege disproportionate scrutiny of taxpayers who apply for tax-exempt status.

What's happening now May 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 20, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 15, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 14, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 937: Protect Against Ideology-Based Targeting Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-937/
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"S. 937: Protect Against Ideology-Based Targeting Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-937/.
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S. 937, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-937/.
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