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<title>Taxpayer Nondiscrimination &amp; Protection Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-05-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Taxpayer Nondiscrimination and Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish penalties for misconduct against a taxpayer by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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