113 HR 2565 : Stop Targeting Our Politics IRS Act U.S. House of Representatives 2013-08-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2565 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Targeting Our Politics IRS Act or as the STOP IRS Act.

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Termination of employment of Internal Revenue Service employees for taking official actions for political purposes

Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: (10)performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk