House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2015
- Committee actionApr 13, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2016 · 254–170
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2016 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1206.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1206, No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act” on April 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 13, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51482
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1206, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1206
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-499 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on April 18, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 18, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/499
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1206, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1206
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
603beaa9fffe25f04923651cf49d1174bb201e947a3b49a17cc874f078b932a8
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROUZER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 35, March 2, 2015, Page H1526):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have the Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debt and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 295 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1206, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1206
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
603beaa9fffe25f04923651cf49d1174bb201e947a3b49a17cc874f078b932a8
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Earl Carter (R-GA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Bill Flores (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Bill Posey (R-FL), Reid Ribble (R-WI), David Roe (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mark Walker (R-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ted Yoho (R-FL), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.