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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 com-
prehensive 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 rehir-
ing 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 cus-
tomer 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 Inter-
nal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the 
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Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated 
from service for misconduct. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso-
lution 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 consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 4890) to impose a ban on the pay-
ment 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 consid-
ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 
of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended 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 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amend-
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ment 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 debat-
able 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 consid-
eration 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 amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi-
nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening 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 
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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 sub-
stitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
mittee 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 or-
dered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amend-
ment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to 
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) 
to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to 
employees of the Internal Revenue Service until 
the Secretary of the Treasury develops and im-
plements a comprehensive customer service strat-
egy, 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 mis-
conduct. 
APRIL 18, 2016 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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