HRES 841 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

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.

Introduced May 24, 2006 Originated House Sponsor John S. Tanner D-TN

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; 12 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Jun 13, 2006
D-CA	Jim Costa		Jun 13, 2006
D-GA	John Barrow		Jun 13, 2006
D-CO	John T. Salazar		Jun 13, 2006
D-IA	Leonard L. Boswell		Jun 13, 2006
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Jun 13, 2006
D-AR	Mike Ross		Jun 13, 2006
D-CA	Mike Thompson		Jun 13, 2006
D-AL	Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.		Jun 13, 2006
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin		Jun 13, 2006
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Jun 16, 2006
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Jun 16, 2006
D-WA	Brian Baird		Jun 16, 2006
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Jun 16, 2006
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen		Jun 16, 2006
D-HI	Ed Case		Jun 16, 2006
D-SC	James E. Clyburn		Jun 16, 2006
D-WA	Jay Inslee		Jun 16, 2006
D-CT	John B. Larson		Jun 16, 2006
D-IL	Melissa L. Bean		Jun 16, 2006
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks		Jun 16, 2006
D-NJ	Rush Holt		Jun 16, 2006
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jun 16, 2006
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop		Jun 16, 2006

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Rules Committee	Referred May 24, 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.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H5021, H5023	John S. Tanner D-TN, Melissa L. Bean D-IL, Mike Ross D-AR	Jul 11, 2006
House	Debate and remarks H4902–H4905	John S. Tanner D-TN, Mike Ross D-AR	Jun 29, 2006
House	Debate and remarks H4675	Mike Ross D-AR	Jun 27, 2006
House	Debate and remarks H4503–H4508	John S. Tanner D-TN, Kendrick B. Meek D-FL, Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH, Tim Ryan D-OH	Jun 22, 2006

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: 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.

Subjects

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