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HCONRES 3 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".

Introduced: January 19, 2011 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Latest action January 5, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges: (1) the President to issue a report clearly outlining the responsibilities, qualifications, and authorities of the special assistants he has appointed (commonly referred to as "czars") and to certify to Congress that such czars will not assert powers other than those granted by statute to a commissioned officer on the President's staff; and (2) Congress to hold hearings on such report and certification within 30 days.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 6
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Mar 3, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Mar 1, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jan 19, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 19, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 19, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jan 12, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 12, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 7, 2011
BARTON, JOE
· Jan 5, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jan 5, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 5, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Jan 5, 2011
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 5, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jan 5, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-3/
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"H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-3/.
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H. Con. Res. 3, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-3/.
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[H. Con. Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-3/)
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