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HR 1059 114th Congress House

Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act

Official title: To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.

Introduced: March 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Congressional oversightPolitical movements and philosophiesReligionTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2015
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 Latest action February 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act

Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from asking any taxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any exceptions to such prohibition should identify the specific questions authorized, the class of taxpayers to whom such questions may be asked, and the circumstances under which such questions may be asked; and (2) if the IRS Commissioner determines that asking such questions would aid in the efficient administration of the tax laws, the Commissioner should submit a report to Congress that includes such questions in verbatim form and describes such class of taxpayers and the circumstances under which such questions would be asked.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1059: Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1059/
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"H.R. 1059: Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1059/.
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H.R. 1059, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1059/.
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