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H. Res. 160 113th Congress House

COST Savings Resolution

Official title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs.

Introduced: April 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 113th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Apr 15, 2013
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 Latest action April 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Oversight to Start Taxpayer Savings Resolution or COST Savings Resolution - Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee (except the Committee on Appropriations) with the proper jurisdiction, after the Comptroller General reports annually to Congress on federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives with duplicative goals and activities, to conduct hearings on the report's recommendations for consolidation and elimination of the program or agency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 15, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· May 8, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 16, 2013
Coffman, Mike
· Apr 15, 2013
Delaney, John
· Apr 15, 2013
Flores, Bill
· Apr 15, 2013
Gerlach, Jim
· Apr 15, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Apr 15, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 15, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 15, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Apr 15, 2013
Renacci, James
· Apr 15, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Apr 15, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 160: COST Savings Resolution. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-160/
MLA
"H. Res. 160: COST Savings Resolution." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-160/.
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H. Res. 160, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-160/.
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[H. Res. 160: COST Savings Resolution](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-160/)
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