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SRES 159 113th Congress Senate Taxation Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Treasury Federal officials First Amendment rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Political movements and philosophies Political parties and affiliation Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service and calling for an investigation.

Introduced: June 4, 2013 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3960)
Jun 4, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) engaged in discriminatory behavior, (2) Congress should use existing authority to investigate potential criminal wrongdoing by individuals who authorized or were involved in targeting people based on their political views and to determine if other entities were involved in or were aware of the discrimination and did not take action to stop the actions of the IRS, and (3) President Obama should terminate the employment of individuals responsible for targeting and willfully discriminating against Tea Party groups and other conservative groups.

Condemns the actions of all individuals and entities involved in the infringement of the First Amendment rights of members of the Tea Party and other affected groups.

What's happening now June 4, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3960)

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