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House Calendar No. 108 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 688 

[Report No. 114–503] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to impose a ban on 

the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue Service 

until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, and providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily 

separated from service for misconduct. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2016 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 

resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to impose 

a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the 

Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the 

Treasury develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, and providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the 


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Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated 

from service for misconduct. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 4890) to impose a ban on the pay6 ment of bonuses to employees of the Internal Revenue 

7 Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and 

8 implements a comprehensive customer service strategy. 

9 The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 

10 points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 

11 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 

12 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair 

13 and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 

14 and Means. After general debate the bill shall be consid15 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 

16 of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec17 ommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 

18 printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 

19 original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five20 minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

21 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-49. 

22 That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 

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1 ment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 

2 shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 

3 Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 

4 such amendment may be offered only in the order printed 

5 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 

6 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat7 able for the time specified in the report equally divided 

8 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 

9 not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 

10 a demand for division of the question in the House or in 

11 the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 

12 such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consid13 eration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

14 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

15 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

16 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

17 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend18 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi19 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or20 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

21 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

22 with or without instructions. 

23 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

24 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3724) 

25 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 


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1 the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from 

2 rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who 

3 was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct. 

4 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

5 waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a sub6 stitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and 

7 Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na8 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com9 mittee Print 114-48 shall be considered as adopted. The 

10 bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points 

11 of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 

12 waived. The previous question shall be considered as or13 dered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amend14 ment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 

15 except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con16 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

17 Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to 

18 recommit with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 108 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 688 

[Report No. 114–503] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) 

conduct. was involuntarily separated from service for misemployee of the Internal Revenue Service who the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of (H.R. 3724) to amend the Internal Revenue egy, and providing for consideration of the bill plements a comprehensive customer service stratthe Secretary of the Treasury develops and imemployees of the Internal Revenue Service until to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to 

APRIL 18, 2016 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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