Resolution to Initiate Proceedings in the House of Representatives to Impeach John A. Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Failure to Testify Truthfully and to Cooperate with a Congressional Investigation
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OR.114.39
Document Date
2015-10-27
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41 pages
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Brief Executive Summary
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a staff report that looks into an IRS scandal targeting certain people based on their political beliefs. The report specifically delves into IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's role in this scandal and his degree of cooperation in the ensuing investigation. The committee finds that Koskinen failed to adequately cooperate with the investigation, and even took a more active role in providing misleading and erroneous documents.
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Related Hearings
Senate Committee on Finance, hearing on "Nomination of John Koskinen," 113th Cong., S.Hrg. 113-390, (2013, December 10 and 11)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Examining the IRS Response to the Targeting Scandal," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-114, (2014, March 26)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The IRS: Targeting Americans for Their Political Beliefs," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-33 (2013, May 22)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing on "Examining the Skyrocketing Problem of Identity Theft Related Tax Fraud at the IRS," 113th Cong., 113-71, (2013, August 2)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on "An Update on the IRS Response to ITs Targeting Scandal," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-133, (2014, July 23)
House Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on \342\200\234Recent Developments in the Committee\342\200\231s Investigation into the Internal Revenue Service\342\200\231s Use of Inappropriate Criteria to Process Applications of Tax-Exempt Organizations,\342\200\235 113th Cong., (2014)
House Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on "IRS Commissioner John Koskinen," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-FC19, (2014, June 20)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner\342\200\231s Missing Emails, Part I," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-129, (2014, June 23)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "IRS: TIGTA Update, Part II," 114th Cong., 114-33, (2015)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "Examining the IRS Response to the Targeting Scandal," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-114, (2014, March 26)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "The IRS: Targeting Americans for Their Political Beliefs," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-33 (2013, May 22)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing on "Examining the Skyrocketing Problem of Identity Theft Related Tax Fraud at the IRS," 113th Cong., 113-71, (2013, August 2)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on "An Update on the IRS Response to ITs Targeting Scandal," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-133, (2014, July 23)
House Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on \342\200\234Recent Developments in the Committee\342\200\231s Investigation into the Internal Revenue Service\342\200\231s Use of Inappropriate Criteria to Process Applications of Tax-Exempt Organizations,\342\200\235 113th Cong., (2014)
House Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on "IRS Commissioner John Koskinen," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-FC19, (2014, June 20)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner\342\200\231s Missing Emails, Part I," 113th Cong., H.Hrg. 113-129, (2014, June 23)
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on "IRS: TIGTA Update, Part II," 114th Cong., 114-33, (2015)