H.R. 5420: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of information regarding the status of certain investigations.
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H.R. 5420: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of information regarding the status of certain investigations.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-09 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and 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
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of information regarding the status of certain investigations.
Plain summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to any person who provides information indicating a violation of internal revenue laws relating to unauthorized disclosure or inspection of tax information or to unlawful acts of revenue officers or agents: (1) whether an investigation based on such information has been initiated and is open or closed; (2) whether any such investigation substantiated a violation; and (3) whether any action has been taken against a violator, including a referral for prosecution.
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Official text
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of information regarding the status of certain investigations.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · 1 cosponsors
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Mike Kelly (R-PA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5420.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5420 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113