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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–502 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1206) TO PROHIBIT 

THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEES 

UNTIL THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY CERTIFIES THAT NO EMPLOYEE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS A SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBT, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE 

BILL (H.R. 4885) TO REQUIRE THAT USER FEES COLLECTED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND 

OF THE TREASURY 

APRIL 18, 2016.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. STIVERS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 687] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 687, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1206, the No 

Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled 

by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 114–47 shall be considered as adopted and the 

bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives 

all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 

resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in 

this report, if offered by the Member designated in this report, 

which shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 

shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The 

resolution waives all points of order against the amendment printed in this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 

with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

4885, the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act 


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of 2016, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of 

debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 

resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114–50 shall 

be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 1206, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 1206, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment to H.R. 1206 printed in this report, the Committee is 

not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4885, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 4885, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 161 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report open rules for H.R. 1206 and 

H.R. 4885. Defeated: 3–8. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. ...................

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Stivers ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1206 MADE IN ORDER

1. Grayson (FL): Adds a level of confidentiality by limiting the 

information furnished under this act to only be used for the purposes of this act and further provides that the information produced wouldn’t be published in any form in which any particular 

individual can be identified nor can this information be made available to anyone outside of Internal Revenue Service. (10 minutes) 


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TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1206 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAYSON

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, after line 11, insert the following: 

(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Information furnished under this section— 

(1) may not be used for any purpose other than the administration of this section; 

(2) may not be published in any form in which any particular 

individual subject to this section can be identified; or 

(3) may not be examined and no person who is not an officer 

or employee of the Internal Revenue Service may have access 

to any such information. 

Page 3, line 12, strike ‘‘(d)’’ insert ‘‘(e)’’. 

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