US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 43-24-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to study the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations to: make such operations and organization more effective and efficient; make Congress and its Members more accountable; and improve the orderly, timely, and effective consideration and disposal of legislation; and improve the relationships between the Houses of Congress, with and among other branches of government, among elected Members and their staffs, and between Members and the citizens. The committee shall also study the role and effectiveness of the standing, select, and special committees in addressing legislative responsibilities, particularly the authorization of federal programs and agencies and the future fiscal impact of entitlement programs. Requires the committee to include in its report to both chambers at the end of a congressional session recommendations for its continuation or for designation of a similar entity to continue the pursuit of improvements in the congressional process.

Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.

Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]
Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]
Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2017-02-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/28/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres28/BILLS-115hconres28ih.pdf