EDA Elimination Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 21, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
EDA Elimination Act of 2011 - Terminates the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
Repeals the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take such actions as necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs of the EDA, including dispositions of personnel, assets, and obligations.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2011 to May 7, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Oct 12, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 26, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | May 7, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2011 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Oct 5, 2011 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2011 |
| Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Oct 21, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
- Oct 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2011Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 H6515 | Mike Pompeo R-KS | Oct 4, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6551.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1869 | EDA Elimination Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 15, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To terminate the Economic Development Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- EDA Elimination Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
