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H.Res. 119: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
- Introduced:
- Mar 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC3]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Res. stands for House simple resolution.
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Last updated Mar 15, 2013.
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/15/2013--Introduced.
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.
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