S4257-118

Introduced

To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information.

118th Congress Introduced May 2, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring No Devices Bear Your Own Data Act or the END BYOD Act.
  • Section id10d0301b69a14caaaa6f457f71c9b08d: 2. Prohibiting IRS personnel from using personal devices for business purposes The Secretary may not establish, permit, or administer any program (regardless...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from allowing IRS personnel to use a personal device, including a mobile device, to access, process, transmit, or store taxpayer information., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 2, 2024

Mr. Thune (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Daines, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"personal device" §id10d0301b69a14caaaa6f457f71c9b08d

any electronic device (including mobile devices, smartphones, tablet computing devices, or laptop computing devices) which— is the personal property of an individual described in subsection (b)

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