Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.
Latest action · Jun 29, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 24, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a House committee or subcommittee, whenever it receives a report on the following subject matters within its jurisdiction, to hold a hearing on the issues raised: (1) a Federal Office of Inspector General report documenting fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the government that results in a cost to the government of at least $1 million; or (2) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report documenting waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in federal programs, including high-risk government-operations.
Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require the House Committee on Government Reform to hold : (1) hearings to question heads of departments or agencies whenever their auditors issue disclaimers or restatements of financial statements; and (2) at least two hearings during each session on the Program Assessment Rating Tool recommendations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure a complementary relationship between the Administration and Congress to improve government performance.Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2006 to Jun 16, 2006, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | May 24, 2006 |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jun 13, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)
- May 24, 2006Introduced in House
- May 24, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional hearings
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional-executive relations
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial statements
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- House Government Reform
- House of Representatives
- House rules and procedure
- Inspectors general
- Misconduct in office
- Performance measurement
- Waste in government spending
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