House passes bills highlighting IRS controversy [View all]
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed three bills Tuesday designed to highlight complaints that the IRS mistreated conservative political groups when they applied for tax-exempt status.
One bill makes it illegal for IRS workers to use personal email accounts to conduct official business. Another bill guarantees groups that are denied tax-exempt status the right to appeal the decision to a separate IRS office.
The third bill addresses complaints from groups that have had their confidential taxpayer information improperly disclosed by IRS employees. The bill allows the IRS to tell victims about the status of investigations into the disclosures. Current law forbids the IRS from releasing such information.
The House passed all three bills on voice votes that did not require lawmakers to cast recorded votes, with little public debate. The bills now go to the Senate, which is unlikely to act before Congress goes home to campaign for congressional elections in November. Congress is expected to leave town as early as this week.
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