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HR 1152 114th Congress House

IRS Email Transparency Act

Official title: To prohibit officers and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from using personal email accounts to conduct official business.

Introduced: February 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 15, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2232)
Apr 15, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2232)
Apr 15, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1152.
Apr 15, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2232-2233)
Apr 15, 2015
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 13, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
Apr 13, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-69.
Mar 25, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

IRS Email Transparency Act

Prohibits any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service from using a personal email account to conduct official business.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1578 Related bill Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1152: IRS Email Transparency Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1152/
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"H.R. 1152: IRS Email Transparency Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1152/.
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H.R. 1152, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1152/.
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