HR 375 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Department of Commerce Elimination Act

Introduced Jan 31, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Edward R. Royce R-CA

Latest action · Mar 15, 2001 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

Progress

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IntroducedJan 31, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Department of Commerce Elimination Act - Abolishes the Department of Commerce and transfers its functions to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Requires affected agencies to establish agency-wide priority placement programs for Federal employees affected by a reduction in force attributable to this Act.

Provides for the disposition of Department programs, functions, and agencies. Terminates functions not specifically continued by this Act.

Transfers to the Director for privatization: (1) all functions of the National Technical Information Service; and (2) National Telecommunications and Information Administration laboratories.

Redesignates the National Institute of Standards and Technology as the National Bureau of Standards.

Reestablishes the: (1) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an independent agency in the executive branch; and (2) U.S. Trade Administration in the executive branch as an independent establishment.

Establishes a Federal Statistical Service as an independent establishment in the executive branch.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2001 to Oct 15, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	Jan 31, 2001
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jan 31, 2001
R-FL	Cliff Stearns		Oct 15, 2002

Committees 10

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee	Referred Feb 14, 2001
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee	Referred Feb 1, 2001
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee	Referred Mar 2, 2001
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Trade Subcommittee	Referred Feb 9, 2001
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee	Referred Feb 13, 2001
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee	Referred Feb 12, 2001
House	Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Technology Subcommittee	Referred Feb 14, 2001
	Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee	Referred Feb 14, 2001
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jan 31, 2001
	Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee	Referred Feb 15, 2001

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Mar 2, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Feb 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Feb 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards.

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R47636	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Organization Overview and Issues for Congress	Report	Mar 4, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To dismantle the Department of Commerce.
Short Titles as Introduced: Department of Commerce Elimination Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 31, 2001Introduced in House

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