IV 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2011 Mr. Heck submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a committee report on a bill or joint resolution to include a statement of whether the legislation creates any duplicative programs.

That clause 3 of rule XIII is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (i)The report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution authorizing an appropriation for a new program shall include a statement of whether the program has similar or overlapping objectives to any other program within the same Federal agency..