HR-2768 : Still Just a Bill

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to be assisted, to be heard, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to an appeal, to certainty, to privacy, to confidentiality, to representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-08-01IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Senate
2013-07-31FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2013-07-31FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5211)House floor actions
2013-07-31FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2768.House floor actions
2013-07-31FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5211-5212)House floor actions
2013-07-31FloorMr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2013-07-22IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.House floor actions
2013-07-22IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress