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.

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 114-49 PDF XML

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

    Text of H.R. 4890 PDF XML

    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. (as introduced)

    H. Rept. 114-501 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Ways and Means

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE of 8-3 on Monday, April 18, 2016.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 688: 
Agreed to by record vote of 242-172, after agreeing to the previous question by reocrd vote of 240-172, on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.  

MANAGERS:Collins/McGovern

1. Structured rule for H.R. 4890.

2. Provides one hour of general 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. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-49, and provides that it shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. 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.

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

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

9. Closed rule for H.R. 3724.

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 114-48 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
4Version 1Brady, Kevin (TX)RepublicanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Late Clarifies that the Act shall be carried out using using only funds that are appropriated.Made In Order
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
3Version 1Peters, Scott (CA)DemocratLate Expresses the Sense of Congress that the Ways and Means Committee should take up tax reform with certain priorities. Submitted
2Version 1Sanford (SC)RepublicanRequires the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate to consult with the National Taxpayer Advocate while developing the comprehensive customer service strategy.Made In Order

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 162

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report open rules for H.R. 3724 and H.R. 4890. Defeated: 3-8

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
No Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea