HCONRES 102 105th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Administrative procedure Balanced budgets Costs Earnings Families Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government regulation Government spending Government spending reductions Labor and Employment Law Local officials State officials Taxation

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending and regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn.

Introduced: June 21, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

Jun 25, 1997

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Jun 25, 1997

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 25, 1997

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 20, 13 Present (Roll no. 237).

Jun 25, 1997

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4384)

Jun 23, 1997

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jun 23, 1997

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Jun 23, 1997

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4147-4149)

Jun 23, 1997

Mr. Sessions moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Jun 21, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

Jun 21, 1997

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 25, 1997	House · vote #237	Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Resolution	Passed	386–20	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that, as a part of balancing the budget and reevaluating the role of government, Federal, State, and local elected officials should carefully consider the costs of government spending and regulatory programs in the year to come so that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn.

What's happening now June 25, 1997

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Bill text 3 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Jun 21, 1997

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 102: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending and regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-102/

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"H. Con. Res. 102: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the cost of government spending and regulatory programs should be reduced so that American families will be able to keep more of what they earn.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-102/.

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H. Con. Res. 102, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-102/.

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