HR 1950 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013

Introduced May 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Michael R. Turner R-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 14, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 13, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 108

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2013 to Apr 10, 2014, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-FLDennis A. RossOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-OKJim BridenstineOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-AZMatt SalmonOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 13, 2013
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMay 13, 2013
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. May 13, 2013Introduced in House
  3. May 13, 2013Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 941Taxpayer Nondiscrimination & Protection Act of 2013Identical billMay 14, 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 13, 2013Introduced in House

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