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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.

Introduced: May 24, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)
May 24, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 24, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a House committee or subcommittee, whenever it receives a report on the following subject matters within its jurisdiction, to hold a hearing on the issues raised: (1) a Federal Office of Inspector General report documenting fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the government that results in a cost to the government of at least $1 million; or (2) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report documenting waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in federal programs, including high-risk government-operations.

Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require the House Committee on Government Reform to hold : (1) hearings to question heads of departments or agencies whenever their auditors issue disclaimers or restatements of financial statements; and (2) at least two hearings during each session on the Program Assessment Rating Tool recommendations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure a complementary relationship between the Administration and Congress to improve government performance.
What's happening now June 29, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 841: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-841/
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"H. Res. 841: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-841/.
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H. Res. 841, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-841/.
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[H. Res. 841: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-841/)
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