H.R. 1206House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.

April 25, 2016

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 2, 2015

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 2, 2015

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ways and Means Committee

April 13, 2016

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Ways and Means Committee

April 13, 2016

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-499.

Ways and Means Committee

April 18, 2016

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

April 18, 2016

HouseFloor

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 • 6:58 PM

HouseFloor

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 20, 2016 • 1:15 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 687. (consideration: CR H1868-1874, H1874-1876)

April 20, 2016 • 1:16 PM

HouseFloor

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 • 1:16 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1206.

April 20, 2016 • 1:17 PM

HouseFloor

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1873)

April 20, 2016 • 2:10 PM

HouseFloor

Mr. Kildee moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H1873-1874, H1874-1875; text: CR H1873)

Ways and Means Committee

April 20, 2016 • 2:10 PM

HouseFloor

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 • 2:10 PM

HouseFloor

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1874, H1875)

April 20, 2016 • 2:17 PM

HouseFloor

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 • 2:17 PM

HouseFloor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1874-1876)

April 20, 2016 • 3:31 PM

HouseFloor

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

Ways and Means Committee

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April 20, 2016 • 3:53 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 254 - 170 (Roll no. 160).(text: CR H1868)

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April 20, 2016 • 4:00 PM

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

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April 20, 2016 • 4:00 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

April 20, 2016 • 4:00 PM

SenateCalendars

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

April 21, 2016

SenateCalendars

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.

April 25, 2016

Voting History

2 votes recorded • Roll call available

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

April 20, 2016 at 3:58 PM

On Passage

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Passed

254 - 170

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

April 20, 2016 at 3:50 PM

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Failed

177 - 245

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued April 25, 2016

Calendar No. 434

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1206

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 21, 2016

Received; read the first time

April 25, 2016

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act.

Prohibition on IRS hiring of new employees until certification that no IRS employee has a seriously delinquent tax debt

(a)

In general

No officer or employee of the United States may extend an offer of employment in the Internal Revenue Service to any individual until after the Secretary of the Treasury has submitted to Congress either the certification described in subsection (b) or the report described in subsection (c).

(b)

Certification

(1)

In general

The certification referred to in subsection (a) is a written certification by the Secretary that the Internal Revenue Service does not employ any individual who has a seriously delinquent tax debt.

(2)

Seriously delinquent tax debt

For purposes of this section, the term seriously delinquent tax debt means an outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term does not include—

(A)

a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code;

(B)

a debt with respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is requested or pending;

(C)

a debt with respect to which a levy has been made under section 6331 of such Code (or a debt with respect to which the individual agrees to be subject to a levy made under such section); and

(D)

a debt with respect to which relief under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code is granted.

(c)

Report

The report referred to in subsection (a) is a report that—

(1)

states that the certification described in subsection (b) cannot be made;

(2)

provides an explanation of why such certification is not possible;

(3)

outlines the remedial actions that would be required for the Secretary to be in a position to so certify; and

(4)

provides an indication of the time that would be required for those actions to be completed.

(d)

Effective date

This section shall apply to offers of employment extended after December 31, 2016.

No additional funds authorized

No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2016.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk

April 25, 2016

Read the second time and placed on the calendar