Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
Latest action · Jan 4, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that it shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that establishes a new program or modifies an existing program by adding a new function unless such legislation also eliminates one or more existing programs of equal or greater total cost. Excludes legislation that establishes a new defense, homeland security, or emergency program.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Apr 18, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-ID | Bill Sali | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Apr 18, 2007 |
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 Jan 4, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H2431, H2432 | K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Apr 16, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.
- Popular Titles
- Federal Programs Offset resolution
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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