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Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009

Introduced: July 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jul 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009 - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate's advice and consent; (2) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position; and (3) performs or delegates functions that would otherwise be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent.

What's happening now July 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Republican 27
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 19, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 20, 2009
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Sep 22, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 17, 2009
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 17, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· Sep 17, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2009
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 16, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 16, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Sep 14, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 10, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Sep 10, 2009
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 9, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 9, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 9, 2009
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 9, 2009
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 9, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 9, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 9, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 9, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 9, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 8, 2009
Austria, Steve
· Sep 8, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Sep 8, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 8, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 28, 2009
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 24, 2009
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 21, 2009
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 20, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 15, 2009
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 15, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Jul 15, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 15, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3226: Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3226/
MLA
"H.R. 3226: Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3226/.
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H.R. 3226, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3226/.
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