S 941
113th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Treasury
First Amendment rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013
Introduced: May 14, 2013
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In committee
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Became law
May 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to set penalties of a fine, up to five years' imprisonment, or both, for any Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee who engages in misconduct that warrants termination of employment (as specified in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998) during the performance of official duties.
Declares that, for purposes of acts and omissions constituting misconduct referred to in that Act, the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution to political speech and political expression shall not fail to be treated as rights under the Constitution.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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