H.R. 2565 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2013 Mr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Massie, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Carney, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Roskam, Mrs. Black, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Marino, and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Targeting Our Politics IRS Act or as the STOP IRS Act. 2. Termination of employment of Internal Revenue Service employees for taking official actions for political purposes Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: (10) performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose. .