H.R. 4890: To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.
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H.R. 4890: To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.
114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-11 · 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 2016-04-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 162 (2016): On Passage, HR4890 (2016-04-21), Passed. See all
- 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 impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from paying a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to any Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee until Treasury develops and submits to Congress a comprehensive customer service strategy that has been reviewed and approved by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. The strategy must include: (1) appropriate telephone and correspondence levels of service; (2) a thorough assessment of which services the IRS can shift to self-service options; and (3) proposals to improve customer service over the short-term, the medium-term, and the long-term. In developing the strategy, Treasury must consult with the National Taxpayer Advocate. Treasury must submit semiannual reports to Congress on the status of its customer service strategy and actions taken to improve customer service. (Sec. 2) No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this bill.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · 1 cosponsors
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Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 162 (2016): On Passage, HR4890 (2016-04-21): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4890.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4890 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114