# 117-hr-4889: Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

117-hr-4889, Don't Weaponize the IRS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4889
- Congress: 117
- Title: Don't Weaponize the IRS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2021-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4889)

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- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5586)
- [117-hr-5206: To require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report on the tax gap, to es…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5206)
- [117-hr-4509: Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4509)
- [117-hr-4037: Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4037)
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