H.R. 1206 - No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- Sponsor:
- David Rouzer
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on April 20, 2016
PASSED on April 20, 2016.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 254
voted NO: 170
10 voted present/not voting
No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
H.R. 1206 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act
- Sponsor
- David Rouzer
- Co-Sponsors
- Rick W. Allen
- Brian Babin
- Mike Bishop
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Jason Chaffetz
- Renee L. Ellmers
- Bill Flores
- Paul A. Gosar
- Richard Hudson
- Doug LaMalfa
- Patrick T. McHenry
- Mark Meadows
- Dan Newhouse
- Pete Olson
- Ted Poe
- Bruce Poliquin
- Bill Posey
- Reid J. Ribble
- David P. Roe
- Austin Scott
- Pete Sessions
- Mark Walker
- Joe Wilson
- Ted S. Yoho
- Ryan K. Zinke
- Subjects
- Taxation
- Debt collection
- Department of the Treasury
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Related Bills
- S. 303 (114th) : Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 1563 (114th) : Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015
- H.R. 5005 (114th) : No Hires for the Delinquent Congress Act
- H.Res. 687 (114th) : 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.
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/02/2015 Referred to Committee Passed House 4/20/2016 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 4/20/2016 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 177 voted YES 245 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage: H R 1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 4/20/2016 This bill PASSED the House 254 voted YES 170 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 3/02/2015 3/02/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 3/02/2015 Introduced in House 4/13/2016 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 4/13/2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 4/18/2016 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-499. Put on a legislative calendar 4/18/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381. 4/18/2016 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. 4/20/2016 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 687. 4/20/2016 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. 4/20/2016 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1206. 4/20/2016 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 4/20/2016 Mr. Kildee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. 4/20/2016 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. 4/20/2016 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. 4/20/2016 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. 4/20/2016 Considered as unfinished business. 4/20/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 4/20/2016 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. 4/20/2016 4/20/2016 House amendment offered 4/20/2016 4/20/2016 House amendment offered select this vote Vote 4/20/2016 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 4/20/2016 On Passage: H R 1206 No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act 4/21/2016 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 4/25/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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