# 114-hr-4885: IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016

114-hr-4885, IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4885
- Congress: 114
- Title: IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

IRS Oversight While Eliminating Spending (OWES) Act of 2016 This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to deposit fees for services in the general fund of the Treasury and prohibits the expenditure of such fees unless an appropriations Act provides for such expenditure.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4885)

## Related
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-2400: SIGMA Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2400)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4885 (as of 2025-11-18).