3.0.0 534 2022-02-03T06:08:20Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2009-01-14 111 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-24T16:14:38Z Referred to 2009-01-14T15:03:53Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-14T15:04:37Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-14T15:03:54Z Spending Reform Act of 2009 111 311 HR 2009-01-08 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Related bill CRS Federal Sunset Act of 2009 111 393 HR 2009-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Related bill CRS 2009-02-24 hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Committee 2009-01-14 Referred to House Budget IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2009-01-14 Referred to House Rules IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2009-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-14 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2009-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000182 Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] Randy Neugebauer R TX 19 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2009-10-27 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2009-10-28 False Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Legislative rules and procedure Performance measurement State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-01-14 Introduced in House 2009-04-08T19:17:57Z Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 - Establishes the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to review and report to Congress on the efficiency and public need for each federal agency, recommending abolishment or reorganization.

Provides for relocation of federal employees if their agency is abolished.

Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to prepare an inventory of federal programs within each agency.

Makes it out of order in both chambers to consider any measure making supplemental appropriations for two or more unrelated emergencies.

Sets forth points of order against consideration of: (1) reported supplemental appropriations legislation and conference reports containing undesignated emergency spending; or (2) such legislation if the accompanying report or joint statement of managers, as applicable, is noncompliant with such requirement.

Requires the report accompanying legislation that provides budget authority for any emergency to identify specified budget authority and outlay requirements, including certain justifications.

Sets forth points of order against reporting legislation or considering conference reports making supplemental appropriations that contain earmarks.

Requires the congressional budget committees to report legislation: (1) establishing discretionary spending limits for at least each of the three years beginning at least 90 calendar days after such bill is reported; and (2) providing that such limits shall be enforeceable through presidential sequestration orders.

Sets forth points of order against consideration of legislation that authorizes a program, project, or activity without setting forth a specific dollar amount for such authorization.

Requires every measure reported by a congressional committee that authorizes a program, project, or activity to include a General Accounting Office (GAO) statement describing the degree to which such authorization is duplicative of an existing authorization.

Requires all legislation considered by Congress to include a CBO estimate of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out such legislation for a specified period.

Requires a recorded vote in both chambers on final passage of any legislation that authorizes the appropriations of more than $75 million for up to five fiscal years.

]]> Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 Display Title Responsible Government Empowerment Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To improve the ability of Congress to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits. Introduced in House 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr534ih/xml/BILLS-111hr534ih.xml 2009-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.