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H.R. 3074: IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013

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H.R. 3074: IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-10 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013

Plain summary

IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide written notice to a taxpayer any time such taxpayer's account, tax return, or return information is accessed by the Department of the Treasury. Requires such notice to include: (1) who accessed such information, (2) the purpose for which such information was accessed, (3) how much information was accessed, (4) a copy of all information accessed, and (5) a notice of taxpayer rights. Prohibits the Secretary from providing access to or disclosing taxpayer information to a state entity conducting an investigation until such entity agrees to notify the Secretary, within one year after the investigation is closed, of the identity of who accessed such information, what was accessed, and why and how such information was accessed. Requires the Inspector General for Tax Administration of the Department of the Treasury to notify a taxpayer of an investigation by the Inspector General of any unauthorized use of a taxpayer's account, tax return, or tax information and provide full access to any report with respect to such investigation.

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Official text

IRS Abuse Protection Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3074 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113