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H.R. 4885 - IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016

Bill Text

  • Rules Committee Print 114-50 PDF XML

    Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means.

  • Text of H.R. 4885 PDF XML

    IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 (as introduced)

  • H. Rept. 114-498 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Ways and Means

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, April 18, 2016.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 687: 
Agreed to by record vote of 239-173, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 239-173, on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.  

MANAGERS:Stivers/Hastings

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1206.

2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. 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.

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

6. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which 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.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Closed rule for H.R. 4885.

10. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. 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.

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

14. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
2Version 1Castor (FL)DemocratRequires the IRS to establish appointment services program before resources can be moved to the general fund.Submitted
3Version 1Castor (FL)DemocratRequires the IRS to certify instances of identity theft leading to tax fraud have been resolved before resources can be moved to the general fund.Submitted
1Version 1Huffman (CA)DemocratClarifies that rebates provided by water utilities for water conservation and water runoff management improvements to a home are not subject to federal tax.Submitted
4Version 1Peters, Scott (CA)DemocratLate Expresses the Sense of Congress that the Ways and Means Committee should take up tax reform with certain priorities. Submitted
5Version 1Price, Tom (GA)RepublicanLate Excludes the budgetary effects of the bill from being entered onto the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard.Submitted

Committee Votes

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 MemberVote
Ms. FoxxNay
Mr. ColeNo Vote
Mr. WoodallNay
Mr. BurgessNay
Mr. StiversNay
Mr. CollinsNay
Mr. ByrneNay
Mr. NewhouseNay
Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay
Minority MemberVote
Ms. SlaughterNo Vote
Mr. McGovernYea
Mr. HastingsYea
Mr. PolisYea