Washington, D.C.– The U.S. House of Representatives passed four bills to improve accountability at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and ensure employees previously fired for misconduct are not rehired. Congressman Erik Paulsen (MN-03) voted in favor of all four pieces of legislation. An inspector general review found that the IRS rehired 323 individuals that had previously been terminated for poor performance or malfeasance. H.R. 3724, the IRS Workforce Act, prohibits the agency from rehiring an employee that was fired for misconduct, including being willfully delinquent on their taxes.

“Minnesotans have an expectation that employees at the IRS are playing by the same rules as they are,” said Paulsen. “Unfortunately, reports show this isn’t the case. Without an increase in accountability and transparency at the agency, the IRS will continue to fail American taxpayers.”

In addition to the IRS Workforce Act, the House also passed legislation to improve customer service at the IRS and ensure that current employees are not delinquent on their taxes.

Paulsen, a champion of small business and advocate of free enterprise, entrepreneurship, and innovation, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the bicameral Joint Economic Committee, and is co-chair of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus.

For more information on Congressman Paulsen’s work in Congress visit Paulsen.house.gov.

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