US HB3226 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

US Congress House Bill 3226 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 124-0)
Status: Introduced on July 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009 - Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to pay salaries or expenses of any task force, council, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President, if the head of such entity: (1) is appointed (on other than an interim basis) without the Senate's advice and consent; (2) is excepted from the competitive service by reason of the confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character of the position; and (3) performs or delegates functions that would otherwise be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the Senate's advice and consent.

Title

Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]	Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. John Linder [R-GA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]
Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-31		Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
2009-07-15		Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Same As/Similar To

HB3569 (Related) 2009-10-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
SB3734 (Related) 2010-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.