Washington, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Thompson issued the following press release:
On Monday, Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Chairman of the Tax Policy Subcommittee Rep. Mike Kelly's (R-PA-16) IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a X to X vote.
The bill would make commonsense reforms to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Whistleblower Awards Program. The IRS' whistleblower program has enabled the agency to collect more than $7.5 billion (https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-whistleblower-office-celebrates-national-whistleblower-day) from individuals and businesses caught dodging taxes.
"Whistleblowers often face uncertainty and long ...