Finance Committee to Review IRS Report in Closed Session

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The Senate Finance Committee today voted to hold an upcoming executive session, which is required to be closed, to review findings from the Committee's bipartisan investigation into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) treatment of organizations applying for tax-exempt status and discuss release of the final report. In the closed session, as required by law, members will be briefed by Committee staff with 6103 authority to review private taxpayer information. This vote follows the completion of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) investigation into the cause of Lois Lerner's hard drive crash, and TIGTA's efforts to recover any emails that may have been lost as a result of the crash."

"With TIGTA's investigation completed, we are now able to move forward with the Committee's bipartisan report into the IRS's treatment of tax-exempt organizations," Hatch and Wyden said. "Throughout this process, we have been committed to ensuring a complete and thorough investigation, and this closed session will give members an opportunity to review our findings and vote to submit the report to the full Senate if they choose."

The date for the closed session has not been announced but is expected to occur before the Senate breaks for the August state work period.

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