INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4852 [11JY], H4946 [12JY], H5088 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: make use of certain funds collected from user fees subject to appropriations acts (see H.R. 349), H354 [19JA]

Courts: require judicial review of suspicious activity reports (see S. 1077), S3339 [25MY]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 1534), S5459 [8SE] (see H.R. 3215), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 3176), H6919 [13OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent expansion of U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens (see S. 1506), S5251 [2AU] (see H.R. 2568), H5125 [15JY]

———prohibit hiring of additional employees to enforce individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 434), H469 [25JA]

———require fees for services provided by the IRS be deposited in the Treasury as general receipts (see H.R. 2585), H5238 [19JY]

———rescind authority to develop a return-free tax system (see H.R. 2528), H5085 [14JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 985), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 327), H353 [19JA]

———prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 119), H37 [5JA] (see H.R. 334), H353 [19JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1573), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2434), H4747 [7JY]

Free File Program: make permanent (see S. 1796), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2569), H5125 [15JY]

Government regulations: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 2545), H5086 [14JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 332), S682 [14FE]

Law enforcement: limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies (see S. 1071), S3339 [25MY]

———provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements (see S. 1072), S3339 [25MY]

Small business: establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program to provide low-income startup companies with financial and business assistance (see H.R. 3571), H8186 [6DE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 1006), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1058), H1796 [14MR]

———change the deadline for income tax returns for calendar year taxpayers from the 15th of April to the first Monday in November (see H.R. 88), H35 [5JA]

———disallow refundable portion of the child credit to taxpayers using individual taxpayer identification numbers issued by the IRS (see H.R. 3275), H7160 [27OC]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see H.R. 1538), H2854 [14AP]

———expand availability of IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (see H.R. 291), H202 [12JA]

———extend time for filing individual income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government shutdown (see S. 783), S2348 [8AP]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H1905 [16MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 3600), H8260 [7DE]

———provide an election for unmarried, nonitemizing individuals to have returns prepared by the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 1069), H1796 [14MR]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2214), H4326 [16JN]

———provide for an employee election on Form W-4 to have amounts deducted and withheld from wages to be used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 2411), H4671 [6JY]

———provide for logical flow of tax return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals and modify certain due dates and extension periods (see S. 845), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 2382), H4574 [24JN]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt (see S. 1676), S6330 [6OC] (see H.R. 3099), H6624 [5OC]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1768 [11MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 13), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 25), H33 [5JA]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 820), S2506 [14AP]

———simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by establishing an electronic tax lien notice database (see S. 1390), S4721 [20JY]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 467), S1218 [3MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 462), H507 [26JA]

Letters

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6052 [12SE]

Limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S3398 [26MY]

Proclamations

Johnny Ross Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E177 [9FE]

Remarks in House

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (H.R. 3215), H7733 [17NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 327), E160 [8FE]

Financial institutions: proposed rule requiring banks to notify governments of foreign depositors about amount of deposits in U.S. banks, H1652 [9MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H9893, H9894 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4863 [12JY]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1131-H1137 [17FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: IRS funding for implementation of health-care related provisions, H1281 [18FE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws, H3942 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: IRS funding for implementation of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1220, H1221 [18FE]

———IRS implementation funding, H1281 [18FE]

SEC: funding through reductions in GSA and IRS funding, H1125-H1131 [17FE]

Small business: establish a self-employment tax initiative grant program to provide low-income startup companies with financial and business assistance (H.R. 3571), H8198 [7DE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 1058), H7124 [26OC]

———disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (H.R. 1538), E719 [14AP]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (H.R. 1124), H2042 [30MR], H2303 [5AP], H2401, H2402 [6AP], H5588 [27JY], H7018 [25OC]

———provide for a designation of tax overpayments to reduce the public debt (H.R. 2214), H5299 [21JY], H5738 [29JY]

———provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, H1806 [15MR]

———reform the Federal tax code, H7420, H7422 [14NO], H7610 [15NO]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1412 [1MR], H2221, H2229 [1AP], H2289 [4AP], H2303 [5AP], H2549 [8AP], H2674 [14AP], H4126 [14JN], H4464 [23JN], H5175 [19JY], H5293 [21JY], H5498 [26JY], H5880 [1AU], H6223 [15SE], H6393 [22SE], H7075 [26OC], H7728 [17NO], H7885-H7888 [18NO], H8113-H8117 [2DE], H9909-H9914 [16DE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 462), E130 [26JA]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: require judicial review of suspicious activity reports (S. 1077), S3364 [25MY]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (S. 1534), S5461 [8SE], S5595 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: enforce adjusted gross income eligibility limits on farm subsidy recipients, S6850 [20OC]

Federal employees: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, S774 [16FE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S7395 [14NO], S7432-S7434 [15NO], S8757 [17DE]

———making appropriations (S. 1573), S6993 [1NO]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (S. 332), S684 [14FE], S5472 [9SE]

Law enforcement: limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, S3392, S3395, S3397-S3399 [26MY]

———limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies (S. 1071), S3363 [25MY]

———provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements (S. 1072), S3363 [25MY]

Taxation: extend time for filing individual income tax returns in the case of a Federal Government shutdown (S. 783), S2362 [8AP], S2366 [12AP]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit, S354 [31JA]

———provide for taxpayers making donations with their income tax returns to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt, S8081 [1DE]

———reduce taxpayer burdens, S2384 [12AP]

———reform the Federal tax code, S7424 [15NO]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (S. 820), S2510 [14AP]

———simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by establishing an electronic tax lien notice database (S. 1390), S4723 [20JY], S5974 [26SE]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 467), S1220 [3MR]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 112-136), H4747 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1573) (S. Rept. 112-79), S5684 [15SE]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6053-H6081 [12SE]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): financial services and general Government, H9835-H9840 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 1071, limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, S3363 [25MY]

S. 1072, provide for a good faith exemption from suspicious activity reporting requirements, S3363 [25MY]

S. 1077, require judicial review of suspicious activity reports, S3364 [25MY]

S. 1534, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act, S5462 [8SE]