H.R. 2531: Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-27 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act - Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from asking any taxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social beliefs. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any exceptions to such prohibition should identify the specific questions authorized, the class of taxpayers to whom such questions may be asked, and the circumstances under which such questions may be asked; and (2) if the IRS Commissioner determines that asking such questions would aid in the efficient administration of the tax laws, the Commissioner should submit a report to Congress that includes such questions in verbatim form and describes such class of taxpayers and circumstances.

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Official text

Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · 9 cosponsors

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Scott Perry (R-PA), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2531.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113