Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hres-40
Sponsor: Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]
Introduced: 2009-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: 
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee or subcommittee to hold: (1) periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in government programs which that committee may authorize; (2) at least one hearing in any session regarding committee receipt of disclaimers of agency financial statements from auditors of any federal agency that the committe may authorize to hear testimony on such disclaimers from agency representatives; and (3) at least one hearing on issues raised by reports issued by the Comptroller General indicating that federal programs or operations that the committee may authorize are at high risk for waste, fraud, and mismanagement, known as the &quot;high-risk list&quot; or the &quot;high-risk series.&quot;

action_date: 2009-01-14
text: 
Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee or subcommittee to hold: (1) periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in government programs which that committee may authorize; (2) at least one hearing in any session to hear from federal agency representatives testimony on auditor disclaimers of audited agency financial statements; and (3) at least one hearing on issues raised by Comptroller General reports indicating that federal programs or operations that the committee may authorize are at high risk for waste, fraud, and mismanagement, known as the &quot;high-risk list&quot; or the &quot;high-risk series.&quot;
 
Requires the oversight activities section of a committee's biennial report to the House on its legislative and oversight activities (required by Rule XI) also to delineate any such hearings held.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H268)
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 18).(text: CR H268)
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H281)
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 40.
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H268-273)
action_date: 2009-01-14
text: Mr. Cardoza moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-09
text: Introduced in House