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

Summary

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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Timeline

1. 15 June 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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2. 15 June 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 June 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 June 2010 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2010

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• K. Conaway · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
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