H.R. 4885House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.

April 25, 2016

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 23, 2016

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

March 23, 2016

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ways and Means Committee

April 13, 2016

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.

Ways and Means Committee

April 13, 2016

HouseCommittee

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-498.

Ways and Means Committee

April 18, 2016

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380.

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

Rule H. Res. 687 passed House.

April 19, 2016 • 2:13 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 687. (consideration: CR H1863-1868)

April 20, 2016 • 12:22 PM

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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 • 12:22 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4885.

April 20, 2016 • 12:23 PM

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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4885, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Blumenauer demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until later in the legislative day.

April 20, 2016 • 1:14 PM

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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1876-1877)

April 20, 2016 • 4:02 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 179 (Roll no. 161).(text: CR H1863)

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April 20, 2016 • 4:11 PM

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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 179 (Roll no. 161). (text: CR H1863)

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April 20, 2016 • 4:11 PM

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

April 20, 2016 • 4:11 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. 435.

April 25, 2016

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

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Roll Call Available

April 20, 2016 at 4:09 PM

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Majority required: 1/2 (50%)

Passed

245 - 179

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued April 25, 2016

Calendar No. 435

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4885

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 require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016.

Deposit of IRS user fees into general fund of the Treasury

(a)

In general

The second sentence of section 3 of title I of Public Law 103–329 (26 U.S.C. 7801 note), under the heading administrative provisions-internal revenue service, is amended by striking The Secretary of the Treasury may spend and all that follows through and thereafter: and inserting the following: Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and shall not be expended by the Internal Revenue Service unless provided by an appropriations Act:.

(b)

Conforming amendment

The last proviso of such section is amended by striking and how they are being expended by the Service.

(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to fees collected after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives April 20, 2016.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk

April 25, 2016

Read the second time and placed on the calendar