H.R.1206: No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 18, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits any federal officer or employee from hiring any Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees until the IRS submits to Congress either: (1) a written certification that the IRS does not employ any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt,...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
April 25, 2016
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
April 21, 2016
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
April 20, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 20, 2016

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 254 - 170 (Roll no. 160). (text: CR H1868)

April 20, 2016

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 177 - 245 (Roll no. 159).

April 20, 2016
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1874-1876)
April 20, 2016
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1206, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Kildee demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceeding on the motion to recommit until later in the legislative day.
April 20, 2016
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1874, H1875)
April 20, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kildee motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to insert a special rule of applicability which shall not apply for any year if the Federal tax delinquecny rate for either chamber of Congress is greater than the Federal delinquency tax rate for the Dept. of Treasury, as published by the IRS in its Federal Employee/Retireee Delinquency Initiative (FERDI) for the prior year.
April 20, 2016
Mr. Kildee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H1873-1874, H1874-1875; text: CR H1873)
April 20, 2016
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1873)
April 20, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1206.
April 20, 2016
Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1206 and H.R. 4885.
April 20, 2016
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 687. (consideration: CR H1868-1874, H1874-1876)
April 20, 2016
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Smith (MO) asked unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to recommit on H.R. 1206 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. (consideration: CR H1868)
April 18, 2016
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 687 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1206 and H.R. 4885.
April 18, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
April 18, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-499.
April 13, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
April 13, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
March 2, 2015

Introduced in the House by David Rouzer (R-N.C.)

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