Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution

Bill: 113-sres-110
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK]
Introduced: 2013-04-24
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

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Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2965)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution - Amends Rule XXVI (Committee Procedures) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to require the report accompanying each public bill or joint resolution reported by any committee to contain: (1) an analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to determine if the bill or joint resolution creates any new federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap any existing federal entity with similar mission, purpose, goals, or activities, along with a listing of all such overlapping or duplication; and (2) an explanation provided by the committee as to why the creation of each new program, office, or initiative is necessary if a similar program, office, or initiative exists.</p> <p>Amends Rule XVII (References to Committees; Motions to Discharge; Reports of Committees; and Hearings Available) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to make it out of order in the Senate to consider such a measure unless the committee of jurisdiction has prepared and posted on its website an overlapping and duplicative program analysis and explanation for the legislation that contains the same CRS analysis and committee explanation.</p> <p>Permits waiver of this resolution. </p> <UL> </UL>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 110 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 24, 2013 Mr. Coburn (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Preventing Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs Resolution . 2. Reported legislation Paragraph 11 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended— (1) in subparagraph (c), by striking and (b) and inserting (b), and (c) ; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (c) and subparagraph (d); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following: (c) The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by any committee (including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) shall contain— (1) an analysis by the Congressional Research Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution creates any new Federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap any existing Federal program, office, or initiative with similar mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a listing of all of the overlapping or duplicative Federal program or programs, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives; and (2) an explanation provided by the committee as to why the creation of each new program, office, or initiative is necessary if a similar program or programs, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives already exist. . 3. Consideration of legislation Rule XVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: 6. (a) It shall not be in order in the Senate to proceed to any bill or joint resolution unless the committee of jurisdiction has prepared and posted on the committee website an overlapping and duplicative programs analysis and explanation for the bill or joint resolution as described in subparagraph (b) prior to proceeding. (b) The analysis and explanation required by this subparagraph shall contain— (1) an analysis by the Congressional Research Service to determine if the bill or joint resolution creates any new Federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap any existing Federal program, office, or initiative with similar mission, purpose, goals, or activities along with a listing of all of the overlapping or duplicative Federal program or programs, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives; and (2) an explanation provided by the committee as to why the creation of each new program, office, or initiative is necessary if a similar program or programs, office or offices, or initiative or initiatives already exist. (c) This paragraph may be waived by joint agreement of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate upon their certification that such waiver is necessary as a result of— (1) a significant disruption to Senate facilities or to the availability of the Internet; or (2) an emergency as determined by the leaders. .