[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 59 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D384-D385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology began a markup on H.R. 4889, the ``Kelsey Smith Act of 
2016''; H.R. 4167, the ``Kari's Law Act of 2015''; H.R. 4884, the 
``Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of the Lifeline 
Fund Act (CURB Lifeline)''; H.R. 4111, the ``Rural Health Care 
Connectivity Act of 2015''; H.R. 4190, the ``Spectrum Challenge Prize 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 3998, the ``Securing Access to Networks in 
Disasters (SANDy)

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Act''; and H.R. 2031, the ``Anti-Swatting Act of 2015''.
NO HIRES FOR THE DELINQUENT IRS ACT; ENSURING INTEGRITY IN THE IRS 
WORKFORCE ACT OF 2015; IRS OVERSIGHT WHILE ELIMINATING SPENDING ACT OF 
2016; AND A BILL 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
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1206, the 
``No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act''; H.R. 3724, the ``Ensuring 
Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2015''; H.R. 4885, the ``IRS 
Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016''; 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. The committee 
granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 1206. The rule 
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-47 shall be 
considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only the further amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member 
designated in the report, which 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment 
printed in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Additionally, the Committee granted a closed rule 
for H.R. 4885. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
114-50 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The Committee granted, by voice 
vote, a structured rule for H.R. 4890. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 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. The rule 
waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Additionally, the Committee granted a closed rule 
for H.R. 3724. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule 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. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Smith of Missouri and Levin.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.