,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 
,turner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mica1 ,mr4  
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4       
,bonner1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4           
,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1   
,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,lance1   
,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 
,mr4 ,fincher1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4   
,ross1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 and ,mr4 ,meehan7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prevent discriminatory misconduct    

against taxpayers by ,federal officers  
and employees1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,taxpayer ,nondiscrimination    
,protection ,act of #bjac4  #b4         
,misconduct against taxpayers by        
,internal ,revenue ,service employees   
7a7 ,criminal liability ,chapter #ac of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bej4 ,misconduct against   
taxpayers by ,internal ,revenue ,service
 employees ,whoever being an employee of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,service1       
engages1 during the performance of that 
employee's official duties1 in an act or
 omission described in section #abjc7;b7
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,service     
,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih
 shall be fined under this title or     
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  4  7b7 ,clarification of acts and
 omission constituting misconduct ,for  
purposes of section #abjc of the        
,internal ,revenue ,service             

,restructuring and ,reform ,act of #aiih
 and section #bej of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code 7as added by this section7
 the protections and guarantees afforded
 under the ,first ,amendment of the     
,constitution of the ,united ,states to 
political speech and political          
expression shall not fail to be treated 
as rights under the ,constitution of the
 ,united ,states referred to in section 
#abjc7;b7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,service ,restructuring and ,reform ,act
 of #aiih4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #ac of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding after the item        
relating to section #bdi the following3 
#bej4 ,discriminatory misconduct against
 taxpayers by ,federal officers and     
employees4  4