Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap with an existing program, office, or initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hres-45
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-22
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H587)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends Rule XIII (the Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee report on a public bill or joint resolution to contain:</p> <ul> <li>an analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of whether the measure creates any new federal program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap with any existing federal entity with similar mission, purpose, goals, or activities, along with a listing of all the instances of duplication or overlapping; and</li> <li>if the analysis indicates that the new program, office, or initiative would create duplication or overlapping, the committee's explanation as to why such creation is necessary.</li> </ul> <p>Makes it out of order in the House to consider a committee report on such legislation unless the committee has posted on its website the analysis and (if necessary) the explanation.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 45 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2015 Mr. Guinta (for himself, Ms. Graham , Mr. Cook , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Barr , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Jolly , and Ms. Sinema ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution to include an analysis of whether the bill or joint resolution creates a program, office, or initiative that would duplicate or overlap with an existing program, office, or initiative, and for other purposes.

That clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (i) (1) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public joint resolution shall contain the following: (A) 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 with any existing Federal entity with similar mission, purpose, goals, or activities, along with a listing of all such instances of duplication or overlapping created by the bill or joint resolution. (B) If the analysis provided under subdivision (A) indicates that the new program, office, or initiative would create duplication or overlapping, an explanation provided by the committee as to why the creation of the new program, office, or initiative is necessary. (2) It shall not be in order to consider a public bill or public joint resolution reported by a committee unless the committee has posted on its public website the analysis provided under subparagraph (1)(A) and (if necessary) the explanation provided under subparagraph (1)(B). .