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HR 1144 114th Congress House 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 2015

Introduced: February 26, 2015 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties for misconduct against a taxpayer by an Internal Revenue Service employee during the performance of official duties, specifically including a violation of the protections and guarantees afforded under the First Amendment of the Constitution to political speech and political expression.

What's happening now March 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1144: Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1144/
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"H.R. 1144: Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1144/.
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H.R. 1144, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1144/.
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