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H. Res. 249 96th Congress House

A resolution to amend Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to formulate and approve an oversight agenda and timetable at the beginning of each Congress, and…

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Official title: A resolution to amend Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to formulate and approve an oversight agenda and timetable at the beginning of each Congress, and to require the Committee on Government Operations to hold hearings on such plans, and, after consultation with the majority and minority leadership of the House, to publish such oversight plans together with its recommendations for coordination.

Introduced: May 2, 1979 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Rules.
May 2, 1979
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Referred to House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) direct each standing committee to develop an oversight agenda and timetable; and (2) direct the Committee on Government Operations to hold hearings on such agendas and timetables and coordinate all the oversight activities of the House.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 249: A resolution to amend Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to formulate and approve an oversight agenda and timetable at the beginning of each Congress, and to require the Committee on Government Operations to hold hearings on such plans, and, after consultation with the majority and minority leadership of the House, to publish such oversight plans together with its recommendations for coordination.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-249/
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"H. Res. 249: A resolution to amend Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to formulate and approve an oversight agenda and timetable at the beginning of each Congress, and to require the Committee on Government Operations to hold hearings on such plans, and, after consultation with the majority and minority leadership of the House, to publish such oversight plans together with its recommendations for coordination.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-249/.
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H. Res. 249, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-249/.
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[H. Res. 249: A resolution to amend Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to formulate and approve an oversight agenda and timetable at the beginning of each Congress, and to require the Committee on Government Operations to hold hearings on such plans, and, after consultation with the majority and minority leadership of the House, to publish such oversight plans together with its recommendations for coordination.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HRES-249/)
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