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S 965 114th Congress Senate

A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United…

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Ame… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced: April 15, 2015 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Taxation Department of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFirst Amendment rightsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Political movements and philosophiesTax 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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Apr 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2223)
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 15, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2223)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of any funds by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 965: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-965/
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"S. 965: A bill to prohibit the use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-965/.
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S. 965, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-965/.
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