H. Res. 688 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 19, 2016. 

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

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union 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. The first reading of the bill shall 

be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 

of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 

bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill 

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 

printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
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rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 114–49. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 

read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 

accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be 

offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 

only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

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 in the 

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 

against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 

consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 

rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 

Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in 

the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
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motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

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

order to consider in the House 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. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 

Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 

text of Rules Committee Print 114–48 shall be considered as 

adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, 

are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment 

thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: 

(1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
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Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.