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H.R. 3724 114th Congress House

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Serv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct.

Introduced: April 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Department of the TreasuryEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 21, 2016
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1911-1912)
Apr 21, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 345 - 78 (Roll no. 163).(text: CR H1900)
Apr 21, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 21, 2016
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3724, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mrs. Noem demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until later in the legislative day.
Apr 21, 2016
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1905)
Apr 21, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3724.
Apr 21, 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. 4890 and H.R. 3724.
Apr 21, 2016
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 688. (consideration: CR H1900-1905)
Apr 19, 2016
Rule H. Res. 688 passed House.
Apr 18, 2016
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 688 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. 4890 and H.R. 3724.
Apr 18, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 382.
Apr 18, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-500.
Apr 13, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 13, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 21, 2016 House · vote #163 On Passage Passed 345–78 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 979 – Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 688 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text o… No recorded outcome –
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 Latest action April 25, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.)

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause.

(Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HRES 688 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Inter…
  • S 3156 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016
  • S 2439 Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Chaffetz, Jason
· Apr 15, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 17, 2015
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Nov 17, 2015
Roskam, Peter
· Oct 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3724: Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3724/
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"H.R. 3724: Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3724/.
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