HRES 40 · 111th Congress · Congress

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2009-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2009-01-14)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-01-14
Roll #18
Yea 423Nay 0
Democrats
249 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
174 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-01-14
Roll #18
Yea 423Nay 0
Democrats
249 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
174 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee or subcommittee to hold: (1) periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in government programs which that committee may authorize; (2) at least one hearing in any session regarding committee receipt of disclaimers of agency financial statements from auditors of any federal agency that the committe may authorize to hear testimony on such disclaimers from agency representatives; and (3) at least one hearing on issues raised by reports issued by the Comptroller General indicating that federal programs or operations that the committee may authorize are at high risk for waste, fraud, and mismanagement, known as the "high-risk list" or the "high-risk series."…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats