[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 17 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 17

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish the 
                      Committee on Appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

Mr. Campbell submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to abolish the 
                      Committee on Appropriations.

    Resolved, That rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended as follows:
            (1)(A) In clause 1, strike paragraph (b) (relating to the 
        Committee on Appropriations) and redesignate paragraphs (c) 
        through (t) as paragraphs (b) through (s), respectively.
            (B) In clause 1(i)(1) (as redesignated), strike ``(except 
        for the Committee on Appropriations)''.
            (2) In clause 2(b)(1), strike ``(other than the Committee 
        on Appropriations)''.
            (3) In clause 3, strike paragraph (a) and redesignate 
        paragraphs (b) through (m) as paragraphs (a) through (l), 
        respectively.
            (4) In clause 4, strike paragraph (a) and redesignate 
        paragraphs (b) through (f) as paragraphs (a) through (e), 
        respectively.
            (5)(A) In clause 5(a)(2)(A)(i), strike ``five from the 
        Committee on Appropriations,''.
            (B) In clause 5(d)(2), strike the second sentence.
            (6) In clause 6(a), strike ``(other than the Committee on 
        Appropriations)''.
            (7)(A) In clause 9(b)(2)(B), strike ``other than the 
        Committee on Appropriations''.
            (B) In clause 9, strike paragraph (d) and redesignate 
        paragraphs (e) through (i) as paragraphs (d) through (h), 
        respectively.
            (8) In clause 11(a)(1), strike subdivision (A) and 
        redesignate subdivisions (B) through (D) as subdivisions (A) 
        through (C), respectively.
    Sec. 2.  Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended as follows:
            (1)(A) In clause 2(g)(2)(D), strike ``the Committee on 
        Appropriations,'' and strike the comma after ``Services''.
            (B) In clause 2(g), strike subparagraph (6).
            (2) In clause 2(h)(3), strike ``other than the Committee on 
        Appropriations,'' and strike the comma after ``Budget''.
    Sec. 3.  Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
amended as follows:
            (1) In clause 3(d)(3)(B), strike ``the Committee on 
        Appropriations,''.
            (2)(A) In clause 3(f), strike paragraph (1) and strike (2).
            (B) In clause 3(f) (as amended), strike ``(A)'' and insert 
        ``(1)'', strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(2)'', and strike ``the 
        Committee on Appropriations reports a bill or joint resolution 
        including matter specified in clause 1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X'' 
        and insert ``any committee reports a bill or joint resolution 
        rescinding appropriations contained in appropriation Acts or 
        transfers unexpended balances''.
            (3) In clause 4(c), strike ``the Committee on 
        Appropriations'' both places it appears and in the first place 
        insert ``any committee'' and in the second place insert ``that 
        committee''.
            (4) In clause 5(a)(1), strike ``The Committee on 
        Appropriations'' and insert ``Any committee''.
    Sec. 4.  Clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and 
(e), and by redesignating paragraph (d) as paragraph (a) and paragraph 
(f) as paragraph (b).
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