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| http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-stop-abuse-cut-waste-irs | Tipton Votes to Stop Abuse, Cut Waste at the IRS | 2014-07-16 | 2014 | 2014-07 | Republican | House | CO | Scott Tipton | T000470 | tipton.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON—Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) voted to protect Americans from suffering further abuse by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Tipton and his House colleagues passed the Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (H.R. 5016), today. The bill includes protections for taxpayers against IRS targeting and abuse of power, cuts wasteful spending, and increases accountability and transparency at the agency. “The abuse of power and deception that has occurred at the IRS is the reason Americans are rightfully skeptical of their government. It was deplorable that the IRS targeted specific groups solely because they had different ideologies than the current Administration, and it is appalling that the IRS claims to have lost emails from Lois Lerner and others central to the scandal. While the investigation continues so that those involved will face consequences for their actions, it is important to take steps to prevent this from happening again,” said Tipton. “Today, we took action in Congress to increase accountability and transparency, and cut waste at the IRS. No longer will the agency be able to abuse taxpayers for their ideological beliefs, give out bonuses to underperforming employees, or waste millions of taxpayer dollars on frivolous conferences and videos. These are necessary and positive steps as we work to protect the American people from federal overreach and abuse of power.” The Financial Services Appropriations Act includes provisions to: Target Overreach and Abuse: Prohibits the IRS from targeting individuals for exercising freedom of speech, prevents the IRS from revising or implementing new regulations on non-profits, protects Americans from being targeted based on their ideological beliefs, and prevents the IRS from using funds to enforce the individual mandate in the President’s healthcare law. Cut Waste: Reduces IRS funding by nearly $1.5 billion (15 percent of the agency’s overall budget), bans bonuses for employees that don’t pay their taxes or fail to do their jobs, and prohibits the waste of taxpayer funds on frivolous conferences and videos. Increase Accountability and Transparency: Prohibits the destruction of records, protects confidential taxpayer information, and requires the IRS to train employees in ethics and impartial application of tax law. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |