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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the House Committee on Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs to: (1) modify or eliminate underperforming or nonessential federal programs, and (2) identify federal programs and activities that duplicate or compete with activities available from the private sector.

Requires the Committee to: (1) research, review, and study federal programs underperforming or nonessential, and determine which ones should be modified or eliminated; (2) develop recommendations to the House designed for such action; and (3) report annually to the House a detailed statement of its findings and conclusions, a list of such programs, legislation to eliminate them, and rescissions based on the findings of the report.

Prescribes expedited procedures for legislation reported by the Committee.

What's happening now February 10, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 10, 2011
Mack, Connie
· Feb 10, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 10, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 10, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 82: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-82/
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"H. Res. 82: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Committee on the Elimination of Nonessential Federal Programs.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-82/.
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H. Res. 82, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-82/.
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