HCONRES 28 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Darin LaHood R-IL

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Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
  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 study the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations to:

  • make such operations and organization more effective and efficient;
  • make Congress and its Members more accountable; and
  • improve the orderly, timely, and effective consideration and disposal of legislation; and
  • improve the relationships between the Houses of Congress, with and among other branches of government, among elected Members and their staffs, and between Members and the citizens.

The committee shall also study the role and effectiveness of the standing, select, and special committees in addressing legislative responsibilities, particularly the authorization of federal programs and agencies and the future fiscal impact of entitlement programs.

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

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Sep 4, 2018; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-IADavid YoungOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NEDon BaconOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-OHJames B. RenacciOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-INLuke MesserOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-ILMike BostOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-FLThomas J. RooneyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NYTom ReedOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-NYElise M. StefanikFeb 27, 2017
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaMar 9, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightMar 9, 2017
R-MIFred UptonMar 20, 2017
R-TXMac ThornberryMar 20, 2017
R-KSKevin YoderMar 27, 2017
D-CARo KhannaJun 6, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJun 6, 2017
R-PACharles W. DentJun 20, 2017
R-TXJoe BartonJun 29, 2017
R-MIBill HuizengaJul 19, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaJul 19, 2017
R-TNScott DesJarlaisJul 19, 2017
R-OHWarren DavidsonJul 19, 2017
R-NYJohn J. FasoJul 25, 2017
R-COKen BuckAug 8, 2017
R-GABarry LoudermilkSep 7, 2017
R-CADarrell IssaDec 13, 2017
R-CADavid G. ValadaoDec 13, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceDec 13, 2017
R-INSusan W. BrooksApr 11, 2018
D-NJJosh GottheimerJul 13, 2018
D-WADenny HeckSep 4, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseRules Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced
Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House

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