HCONRES 169 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.

Introduced Sep 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Darin LaHood R-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 28, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 28, 2016
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to make a full and complete study of the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations that serve specified objectives.

Requires the committee to include in its report to both chambers at the end of a congressional session recommendations for its continuation or designation of a similar entity to continue the pursuit of improvements in the congressional process.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2016 to Dec 16, 2016, with 38 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-NEBrad AshfordOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-FLCurt ClawsonOriginalSep 28, 2016
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-IADavid YoungOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalSep 28, 2016
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalSep 28, 2016
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Actions 2

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  1. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Sep 28, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

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  1. Sep 28, 2016Introduced in House

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