Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
Latest action · Feb 10, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 10, 2011
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Committee on Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs to: (1) modify or eliminate underperforming or nonessential federal programs, and (2) identify federal programs and activities that duplicate or compete with activities available from the private sector.
Requires the Committee to: (1) research, review, and study federal programs underperforming or nonessential, and determine which ones should be modified or eliminated; (2) develop recommendations to the House designed for such action; and (3) report annually to the House a detailed statement of its findings and conclusions, a list of such programs, legislation to eliminate them, and rescissions based on the findings of the report.
Prescribes expedited procedures for legislation reported by the Committee.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2011 to Mar 29, 2011; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Feb 10, 2011 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Mar 29, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 29, 2011 |
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 Feb 10, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2011Referred 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 H897 | Jeff Duncan R-SC | Feb 15, 2011 |
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 establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2011Introduced in House
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