HR 4890 · 114th Congress · Taxation

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.

Introduced 2016-04-11· Sponsored by Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2016-04-25)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-04-21
Roll #162
Yea 260Nay 158
Democrats
22 Yea·158 Nay
Republicans
238 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-04-21
Roll #162
Yea 260Nay 158
Democrats
22 Yea·158 Nay
Republicans
238 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from paying a bonus, award, or similar cash payment to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee until Treasury 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) an 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 4890, a bill 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

Apr 19, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 13, 2015

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican