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S. 2439 114th Congress Senate

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Reven… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

Introduced: January 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Department of the TreasuryEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action January 12, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3156 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016
  • HR 3724 Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2439: Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2439/
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"S. 2439: Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2439/.
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S. 2439, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2439/.
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