INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Amendments
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3464 [7MY]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6181, H6182, H6183, H6184, H6185, H6186, H6187, H6188, H6189, H6190, H6194, H6197, H6198, H6203, H6204, H6207, H6218 [14JY], H6262, H6263, H6264, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6268, H6270, H6271, H6272, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6276, H6277, H6278, H6279, H6280, H6282, H6297, H6298 [15JY], H6316, H6317, H6318, H6320, H6321, H6322, H6323 [16JY], H7037 [29JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6048 [10JY]
Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3464 [7MY]
Tax-exempt organizations: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1970 [26FE]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1958 [26FE]
Articles and editorials
Alleged Violations of IRS Rules by IBB Officials May Cost Taxpayers, U.S. Agency Millions, E167 [5FE]
Bill Henck—Inside the IRS (excerpt), H2476 [14MR]
Sharpton Says He’s Working Out Tax-Debt Issues, E1723 [3DE]
Bills and resolutions
Charities: improve transparency in charity regulation (see H.R. 5297), H7126 [30JY]
Civil liberties: require notification of Congress by the IRS Oversight Board regarding any violation of the constitutional rights of taxpayers (see S. 2081), S1315 [5MR]
Crime: establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (see H.R. 4708), H4784 [21MY]
Dept. of Defense: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 649), H5768 [25JN]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (see S. Res. 487), S4154 [26JN] (see H. Res. 565), H3413 [2MY]
——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (see H. Res. 568), H3445 [6MY]
——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 646), H5768 [25JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (see S. 2208), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4386), H2913 [3AP]
——— regulate tax return preparers (see H.R. 4470), H3196 [10AP]
——— request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 647), H5768 [25JN]
Discrimination: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 2067, 2072), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4593), H3939 [7MY]
——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see S. 2066, 2073), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4597), H3939 [7MY]
Employment: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 4503), H3240 [28AP]
Enrolled agents: clarify use of credentials (see S. 2447), S3475 [5JN]
Executive Office of the President: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 645), H5768 [25JN]
FEC: request copies of any emails that were transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former IRS Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois G. Lerner (see H. Res. 648), H5768 [25JN]
Federal agencies and departments: provide notice and evidence before collecting debts through tax refunds and restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset (see H.R. 4764), H5022 [29MY]
Federal employees: prohibit bonuses to senior-level executives until the IRS complies with all congressional document requests relative to targeting of certain taxpayers (see S. 2517), S3939 [24JN]
——— prohibit discretionary bonuses for employees who have engaged in misconduct or who have delinquent tax liability (see S. 2272), S2566 [30AP]
——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (see H.R. 5418), H7387 [9SE]
——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (see S. 2282), S2614 [1MY] (see H.R. 4531), H3363 [30AP]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 5016), H5826 [3JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (see H. Res. 661), H6034 [9JY]
Government: restore the 10-year statute of limitations applicable to collection of debt by administrative offset (see H.R. 4491), H3240 [28AP]
House of Representatives: bring an action seeking relief in response to the failure of the Sec. of the Treasury to faithfully execute the law relative to health insurance-related IRS reporting requirements (see H. Res. 655), H5830 [7JY]
Information technology: implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft (see H.R. 5670), H7887 [18SE]
Investigations: permit the release of information relative to the status of certain investigations (see H.R. 5420), H7387 [9SE]
Issa, Representative: disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (see H. Res. 504), H2256 [6MR] (see H. Res. 517), H2433 [13MR]
Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies (see H.R. 5212), H6976 [28JY]
Lerner, Lois G.: call for arrest on charges of contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 664), H6106 [10JY]
——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (see H. Res. 574), H3940 [7MY]
——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (see H. Res. 568), H3445 [6MY]
——— provide monetary awards to any individual who provides information pertaining to the electronic communications sent by Lois Lerner during her employment at the IRS (see H.R. 4958), H5767 [25JN]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: disapprove IRS rule relative to the individual mandate (see S.J. Res. 35), S1819 [27MR]
Pensions: establish a special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (see H.R. 5792), H8668 [4DE]
Privacy: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (see H.R. 4910), H5557 [19JN]
Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]
SSA: prohibit seizing of tax refunds to repay overpayments, restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset, and prevent recovery of overpayments to children (see S. 2453), S3544 [10JN]
Taxation: amend nondiscrimination provisions of Internal Revenue Code to protect older, longer service participants in qualified retirement plans (see S. 2855), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5381), H7184 [31JY]
——— delay application of revenue ruling on the characterization of payments as tips or service charges (see H.R. 5341), H7182 [31JY]
——— disclose certain tax return information relative to identity theft (see S. 2239), S2378 [10AP]
——— lower Federal tax on earnings of U.S. companies with foreign operations (see H.R. 5883), H9303 [11DE]
——— modify Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to determinations of full-time equivalent employees under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 2166), S1818 [27MR]
——— prevent identity theft related tax refund fraud (see S. 2736), S5217 [31JY]
——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 5882), H9303 [11DE]
——— reform rules relative to partnership audits and adjustments (see S. 3018), S6921 [16DE]
——— require that individual taxpayer identification number applicants submit their application in person at taxpayer assistance centers (see S. 2039), S1048 [25FE] (see H.R. 4078), H1937 [25FE]
——— require that return information from tax-exempt organizations be made available in a searchable format and provide the disclosure of the identity of contributors to certain tax-exempt organizations (see S. 2939), S6095 [18NO]
Tax-exempt organizations: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (see S. 2011), S890 [11FE] (see H.R. 3865), H223 [14JA]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), consideration (see H. Res. 487), H1937 [25FE]
——— provide equal access to declaratory judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status if the IRS delays acting on applications (see S. 2708), S5135 [30JY]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (see H.R. 5419), H7387 [9SE]
Taxpayers: allow to provide certain explanations for missing documentation (see H. Res. 635), H5597 [20JN]
——— improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications (see S. 2044), S1174 [26FE]
——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see S. 2043), S1174 [26FE]
——— protect from improper audits (see S. 2215), S2194 [7AP]
E-Mails
Al Sharpton’s tax situation: Joe Steuer, E1723 [3DE]
Letters
Dept. of Justice investigation into allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny from the IRS: Bruce A. Green, Fordham University School of Law, H3917 [7MY]
——— Daniel Richman, Columbia University Law School, H3916 [7MY]
——— James M. Cole, Dept. of Justice, H3914 [7MY]
——— Peter J. Kadzik, Dept. of Justice, H3916 [7MY]
Dept. of the Treasury economic impact study of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens: Bill Hampel, Credit Union National Association and Brian Branch, World Council of Credit Unions, Inc., H6183 [14JY]
IRS provision of documents relating to tax exempt advocacy organizations, H3916 [7MY]
——— Leonard Oursler, IRS, H3916 [7MY]
Money Remittances Improvement Act: Peter Yang, Wausau Area Hmong Mutal Association, Inc., H3424 [6MY]
Motions
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6274 [15JY], H6331 [16JY]
Issa, Representative: disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (H. Res. 504), H2237 [6MR]
——— disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (H. Res. 517), H2409 [13MR]
Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3919 [7MY]
Tax-exempt organizations: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1968 [26FE]
Proposals
Disapprove conduct of Representative Issa during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny, H2215 [6MR]
Remarks in House
Conferences: prohibit funding, H6277, H6278 [15JY]
Congress: legislative priorities, H6804–H6809 [24JY]
Courts: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision in Halbig v. Burwell relative to offering subsidies in Federal health insurance exchanges, H6587 [22JY], H6980 [29JY]
CPSC: increase third-party testing regulatory relief funding through reduction in IRS enforcement account funding, H6187, H6188 [14JY], E1177 [16JY]
Crime: establish IRS office to prosecute sex traffickers for violations of tax laws, stiffen criminal and monetary penalties for such violations, and label victims of sex trafficking as whistleblowers (H.R. 4708), E807 [21MY]
Dept. of Education: study feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of using individual tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid, H6699 [23JY]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H5733, H5734, H5765 [25JN], H6754, H6755, H6756, H6758 [24JY]
——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), H3909–H3919 [7MY], H6755 [24JY], H7593 [16SE]
——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (H. Res. 565), consideration (H. Res. 568), H3458–H3465 [7MY]
——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (H.R. 744), H7267–H7269 [8SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), H3422–H3424 [6MY]
——— Inspector General for Tax Administration funding to study economic impact of U.S. bank reporting requirements for interest paid to nonresident aliens through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H6182, H6183 [14JY]
Discrimination: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities, H3913 [7MY]
——— prohibit intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee, H2476 [14MR]
Employment: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (H.R. 4503), E595 [28AP]
Federal agencies and departments: provide notice and evidence before collecting debts through tax refunds and restore statute of limitations applicable to debt collection through administrative offset (H.R. 4764), E865 [29MY]
Federal contracts: prohibit funding for contractors who violate the Fair Labor Standards Act by refusing to pay employees for hours worked, H6265 [15JY]
Federal employees: impose penalties for unauthorized disclosure of personal tax information (H.R. 3762), H1958 [26FE]
——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H6270, H6271 [15JY]
——— prohibit officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business (H.R. 5418), H7535, H7598 [16SE]
——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (H.R. 4531), H3300 [30AP]
——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (H.R. 2565), H1963 [26FE]
Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction for related agencies, H6278, H6279 [15JY]
——— making appropriations, H441, H443 [15JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6122, H6125 [11JY], H6169–H6213 [14JY], H6242–H6245, H6261–H6284 [15JY], H6316–H6333 [16JY], H6361 [17JY], H6853–H6857 [25JY], E1165, E1172, E1176, E1177 [16JY], E1187 [17JY], E1195 [18JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), consideration (H. Res. 661), H6043–H6049 [10JY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 5016), motion to recommit, H6331, H6332 [16JY]
——— prohibit funding by related agencies to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H6263, H6264 [15JY]
——— prohibit funding for related agencies for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H6267 [15JY]
——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H6316 [16JY]
Foreign countries: reform reporting requirements for U.S. citizens living abroad, H6265 [15JY]
Funding, H6177, H6178, H6180 [14JY], E1176 [16JY]
Government: importance of elected officials and judges governing impartially, H6345 [16JY]
Government regulations: include existing Dept. of the Treasury rule on U.S. bank reporting requirements relative to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens in any regulatory freeze, H6182 [14JY]
——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of the Federal Records Act, H6272 [15JY]
Holder, Attorney General: impeach (H. Res. 411), H6663 [23JY]
Information technology: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, H5371 [17JN], H5490 [18JN], H5505 [19JN], H5765 [25JN], H6754, H6755, H6756, H6757, H6758 [24JY], H7025 [29JY]
——— prohibit funding for any instant message or other electronic communications system that is not searchable and archivable at all times, H6277 [15JY]
——— prohibit funding to create machine-readable materials that are not subject to safeguards, H6277 [15JY]
Investigations: permit the release of information relative to the status of certain investigations (H.R. 5420), H7535, H7599 [16SE]
Issa, Representative: disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (H. Res. 504), H2236 [6MR]
——— disapprove conduct during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny (H. Res. 517), H2408, H2409 [13MR]
Law enforcement: reform civil asset forfeiture policies, H4957 [29MY]
——— reform civil asset forfeiture policies (H.R. 5212), H7392 [10SE]
Lerner, Lois G.: find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3393 [1MY]
——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), H3902–H3909, H3919 [7MY], H3950 [8MY], H6755 [24JY]
——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), consideration of resolution and report (H. Res. 568), H3458–H3465 [7MY]
——— find in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Res. 574), motion to refer, H3920–H3922 [7MY]
News media: allegations of media bias, H5562 [20JN]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, H2477 [14MR], H3441 [6MY]
Privacy: extend authority to require truncated Social Security numbers on Form W-2 wage and tax statements (H.R. 4910), E1029 [20JN]
——— permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (H.R. 1560), H209 [14JA]
——— prohibit funding for use in contravention of Internal Revenue Code section relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information, H6276, H6277 [15JY]
——— protect the rights of individuals against Government violations, H2090–H2092 [28FE]
Reform, H6225 [15JY]
Restaurants: prohibit funding to implement or enforce revenue ruling on reclassification of certain gratuities as wages rather than as tips, H6318 [16JY]
Tax Counseling for the Elderly program: funding, H6187 [14JY]
Taxation: across-the-board funding reduction, H6188, H6189 [14JY]
——— alleged protection of famous debtors, E1723 [3DE]
——— enforcement funding, H6189, H6190 [14JY]
——— operations support funding, H6190, H6191 [14JY]
——— provide for comprehensive tax reform (H.R. 1), E1800 [12DE]
——— provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H6360 [17JY]
——— rates, H2012 [27FE]
——— taxpayer services funding through reductions in enforcement account funding, H6186, H6187 [14JY]
——— taxpayer services funding to provide assistance to parents whose deceased children are victims of identity theft through reductions in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H6184 [14JY]
——— terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 352), H3163, H3165 [10AP]
Tax-exempt organizations: allow regulations requiring disclosure of secret political donors of organizations seeking 501(c)4 tax-exempt status, H1969 [26FE]
——— prohibit funding for certain activities relative to organizations seeking 501(c)4 tax-exempt status, H6317 [16JY]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), H1946, H1960–H1971 [26FE], H2068 [28FE]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), consideration (H. Res. 487), H1950–H1960 [26FE], E271 [27FE]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), motion to recommit, H1969 [26FE]
——— provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations (H.R. 5419), H7535, H7598, H7599 [16SE]
Taxpayers: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications (H.R. 2530), H1917–H1919 [25FE]
——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (H.R. 2531), H1919–H1921 [25FE], E264 [27FE]
——— prohibit funding for pursuing claims against taxpayers for underpayment attributable to loss of records, H6275 [15JY]
Remarks in Senate
Aviation: exempt certain aircraft from air transportation excise tax, S3220 [21MY]
Civil liberties: require notification of Congress by the IRS Oversight Board regarding any violation of the constitutional rights of taxpayers (S. 2081), S1306, S1322 [5MR]
Courts: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision in Halbig v. Burwell relative to offering subsidies in Federal health insurance exchanges, S4725 [23JY], S4982 [28JY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S2628–S2630 [5MY]
Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, S3889 [23JN]
——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (S. Res. 487), S4113–S4116 [26JN]
——— appoint a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS (S. Res. 487), unanimous-consent request, S4115 [26JN]
——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), S2369 [10AP], S2636, S2638 [5MY]
——— provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (S. 149), unanimous-consent request, S2637, S2638 [5MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow reliance on State examinations for certain financial institutions in order to assist immigrant communities in making remittances to their countries of origin (H.R. 4386), S5329 [1AU]
——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S351 [15JA]
Discrimination: prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), S1255, S1256 [3MR], S2637, S2638 [5MY]
——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), unanimous-consent request, S2638 [5MY]
——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities(S. 2067), S1253 [27FE]
——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (S. 2066), S1253 [27FE], S1255, S1256 [3MR], S2637, S2638 [5MY]
——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (S. 2066), unanimous-consent request, S2638 [5MY]
Federal employees: expand list of Federal agencies excluded from collective bargaining rights to include the IRS and Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S3580 [11JN]
——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, S3580 [11JN]
——— prohibit performance awards for employees who owe back taxes (S. 2282), S2619 [1MY]
Information technology: disappearance of emails relative to investigation of alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups, S3847–S3849 [19JN], S4141 [26JN]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, intimidation, and lack of accountability by Federal agencies, S2549–S2552 [30AP], S2628 [5MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3171–S3174 [20MY], S3443 [5JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, S6122 [19NO]
Taxation: make permanent the reduced tax rate for repatriated corporate income, S4721 [23JY]
——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt, S2925 [13MY], S3017 [14MY]
——— reform rules relative to partnership audits and adjustments (S. 3018), S6921 [16DE]
Tax-exempt organizations: prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, S610, S612 [30JA], S777 [6FE], S1188, S1203 [27FE], S1598 [13MR], S1677 [24MR], S2204 [8AP], S3693 [17JN]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (H.R. 3865), S1253 [27FE], S1256 [3MR]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (S. 2011), S860, S863–S866 [11FE], S1210, S1211, S1213 [27FE]
——— prohibit modification of the standard for determining whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare (S. 2011), unanimous-consent request, S1211, S1212 [27FE]
Taxpayers: improve transparency and efficiency relative to audits and communications (S. 2044), S1682 [24MR]
——— prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (S. 2043), S1682 [24MR]
Reports
Debunking the Myth That the IRS Targeted Progressives—How the IRS and Congressional Democrats Misled America About Disparate Treatment: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Staff, H3918 [7MY]
Finding Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3482–H3901 [7MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice Appointment of a Special Counsel To Investigate the Alleged Targeting of Conservative Nonprofit Groups by the IRS: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 568) (H. Rept. 113–439), H3445 [6MY]
Consideration of H. Res. 574, and Report, Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) Subpoena: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 568) (H. Rept. 113–439), H3445 [6MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act and H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 487) (H. Rept. 113–361), H1937 [25FE]
Consideration of H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations and H.R. 4718, Bonus Depreciation Modification and Permanency: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 661) (H. Rept. 113–517), H6034 [9JY]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5016) (H. Rept. 113–508), H5826 [3JY]
Find Lois G. Lerner in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With a Subpoena Relative to IRS Alleged Targeting of Conservative Nonprofit Groups: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 113–415), H3239 [28AP], H3445 [6MY]
Referral to Attorney General of Lois G. Lerner for Possible Prosecution for Violations of Criminal Statutes Based on Evidence Uncovered in the Course of Investigation of IRS Abuses: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 113–414), H3239 [28AP]
Request Copies of Dept. of Defense Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 649) (H. Rept. 113–547), H6654 [22JY]
Request Copies of Dept. of Justice Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 646) (H. Rept. 113–545), H6654 [22JY]
Request Copies of Dept. of the Treasury Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 647) (H. Rept. 113–525), H6397 [17JY]
Request Copies of Executive Office of the President Emails That Were Transmitted To or From the Email Account(s) of Lois G. Lerner: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 113–524), H6397 [17JY]
Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3865) (H. Rept. 113–353), H1780 [18FE]
Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 744) (H. Rept. 113–576), H7295 [8SE]
——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 149), S1365 [6MR]
Rulings of the Chair
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6199, H6208 [14JY], H6272, H6274 [15JY]
Summaries
Partnership Tax Audits and Adjustments Rules Reform (S. 3018), S6922 [16DE]
Tables
Financial services and general Government appropriations (H.R. 5016), H6171–H6176 [14JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 487, consideration of H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, and suspension of House Rules to consider legislation, H1950 [26FE]
H. Res. 504, disapprove conduct of Representative Issa during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny, H2236 [6MR]
H. Res. 517, disapprove conduct of Representative Issa during Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) hearing on investigation of IRS allegations of subjecting certain political groups to additional tax scrutiny, H2409 [13MR]
H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H3909 [7MY]
H. Res. 568, consideration of H. Res. 565, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, H3458 [7MY]
H. Res. 568, consideration of H. Res. 574 and report, find Lois G. Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) subpoena, H3458 [7MY]
H. Res. 574, find Lois G. Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3902 [7MY]
H. Res. 661, consideration of H.R. 5016, financial services and general Government appropriations and H.R. 4718, bonus depreciation modification and permanency, H6043 [10JY]
H.R. 744, Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Act, H7267 [8SE]
H.R. 2530, Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act, H1917 [25FE]
H.R. 2531, Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act, H1919 [25FE]
H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, H1961 [26FE]
H.R. 4386, Money Remittances Improvement Act, H3422 [6MY]
H.R. 5418, prohibit IRS officers and employees from using personal e-mail accounts to conduct official business, H7598 [16SE]
H.R. 5419, provide for a right to administrative appeal relative to IRS adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations, H7598 [16SE]
H.R. 5420, permit the release of information relative to the status of certain IRS investigations, H7599 [16SE]
S. 2039, ITIN Reform Act, S1049 [25FE]
S. 2204, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S2162–S2164 [3AP]
S. 2215, Eliminating Improper and Abusive IRS Audits Act, S2196 [7AP]
S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act, S5222–S5224 [31JY]
S. Res. 487, Dept. of Justice appointment of a special counsel to investigate the alleged targeting of conservative nonprofit groups by the IRS, S4163 [26JN]
S.J. Res. 35, disapprove IRS rule relative to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act individual mandate, S1831 [27MR]