US Congress Senate Bill 283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 40-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2015 Requires the Internal Revenue Service standards and definitions in effect on January 1, 2010, for determining whether an organization qualifies for tax-exempt status as an organization operated exclusively for social welfare to apply to such determinations after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate of the Secretary, from issuing, revising, or finalizing any regulation (including proposed regulations), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to such standards and definitions. Terminates this Act after February 28, 2017.

Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2015

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]
Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB599 (Related) 2015-01-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/283/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s283/BILLS-114s283is.pdf