[House Report 114-502] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 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 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) 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. 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