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House votes to block IRS collection of donor information

By Joseph Lawler
Published June 14, 2016 9:08pm ET
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House votes to block IRS collection of donor information
The measure, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act introduced by Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, passed 240-182. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) | Charles Dharapak

The House voted Tuesday to pass legislation banning the IRS from collecting data about donors to political nonprofits, a measure backed by Republicans in response to the agency’s targeting of conservative groups.

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