Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to curtail the growth of Government programs.

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Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that it shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that establishes a new program or modifies an existing program by adding a new function unless such legislation also eliminates one or more existing programs of equal or greater total cost. Excludes legislation that establishes a new defense, homeland security, or emergency program.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 2007

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