WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect the privacy of American taxpayers' information. The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information.
"When Americans pay their taxes, they are entrusting the government with extremely sensitive information - everything from Social Security numbers to banking details," said Senator Cortez Masto. "As the IRS relies more heavily on government contractors, we need to do more to ensure they don't mishandle taxpayer information. This bipartis...