H.Res. 82 · 112th Congress
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jeff Duncan
- Introduced
- 2011-02-10
- Latest action
- 2011-02-10 · Introduced in House
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.