S. 1436, the "Why Does the IRS Need Guns Act," would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from purchasing or storing firearms and ammunition, and would require the agency to transfer any weapons it currently owns to the General Services Administration for sale within 120 days of the bill's enactment. The proceeds from selling these firearms and ammunition would go to the federal Treasury for deficit reduction. Additionally, the bill would transfer the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and all related criminal law enforcement duties to the Department of Justice under the Attorney General's supervision, effective 90 days after enactment. This legislation would fundamentally restructure how federal criminal investigations related to tax and revenue laws are conducted, moving them entirely out of the IRS and into the Justice Department.
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