[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 307 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 307

   Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a 
    Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2011

Mr. Bass of New Hampshire 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 establish a 
    Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures.

    Resolved, That (a) rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
``Select Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential Federal 
              Expenditures
    ``12.(a) There is established a Select Committee on the Reduction 
of Nonessential Federal Expenditures (hereafter in this clause referred 
to as the `select committee'). The select committee shall be composed 
of two members from each standing committee of which one shall be from 
the majority party and selected by the speaker and one shall be from 
the minority party and selected by the minority leader. The speaker 
shall designate one of its members as the chair and the minority leader 
shall designate one of its members as the vice chair.
    ``(b) There shall be referred to the select committee proposed 
legislation relating to the elimination or reduction of all 
nonessential expenditures of the Government.
    ``(c) The select committee shall make a full and complete study and 
investigation of all expenditures of the Government on a continuing 
basis to ascertain all expenditures of the Government deemed by the 
committee to be nonessential.
    ``(d)(1) It shall be in order, not later than 30 legislative days 
after the date on which a bill is reported by the select committee for 
the majority leader or the majority leader's designee to move to 
proceed to the consideration of the bill. It shall also be in order for 
any Member to move to proceed to the consideration of the bill at any 
time after the conclusion of such 30-day period. All points of order 
against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order 
after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on the bill. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its 
adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall not be debatable. 
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order.
    ``(2) Any bill reported by the select committee shall be considered 
under rules established by the Committee on Rules, except that all 
points of order established in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
and related points of order, against the bill and against its 
consideration are waived.
    ``(3) Appeals from decisions of the chair relating to the 
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
procedure relating to a bill reported by the select committee shall be 
decided without debate.
    ``(4) Except to the extent specifically provided in this clause, 
consideration of a bill reported by the select committee shall be 
governed by the Rules of the House of Representatives. It shall not be 
in order in the House of Representatives to consider any bill within 
the jurisdiction of the select committee introduced pursuant to the 
provisions of this clause under a suspension of the rules pursuant to 
clause 1 of rule XV or under a special rule reported by the Committee 
on Rules.
    ``(5) Immediately following the conclusion of consideration of any 
bill reported by the select committee, the vote on passage of the bill 
shall occur without any intervening action or motion. If any such bill 
is passed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause the 
bill to be transmitted to the Senate before the close of the next day 
of session of the House. The vote on passage shall occur not later than 
the last scheduled legislative day of a session.
    ``(e) There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the 
House such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of the select 
committee. Such payments shall be made on vouchers signed by the 
chairman of the select committee and approved in the manner directed by 
the Committee on House Administration. Amounts made available under 
this paragraph shall be expended in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.
    ``(f) In carrying out its functions under this clause, the select 
committee may--
            ``(1) appoint, either on a permanent basis or as experts or 
        consultants, any staff that the select committee considers 
        necessary;
            ``(2) prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the 
        staff;
            ``(3) fix the compensation of the staff at per annum gross 
        rates that do not exceed the highest rate of basic pay, as in 
        effect from time to time, of level V of the Executive Schedule 
        in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code;
            ``(4) terminate the employment of any such staff as the 
        select committee considers appropriate; and
            ``(5) reimburse members of the select committee and its 
        staff for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses 
        incurred by them in the performance of their functions for the 
        select committee, other than expenses in connection with any 
        meeting of the select committee held in the District of 
        Columbia.
    ``(g) The select committee shall cease to exist upon the close of 
the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.''.
    (b) The amendment made by this resolution shall take effect 
immediately before noon, January 3, 2013.
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