US Congress House Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 61-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sunset All Czars Act - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to pay for any salaries or expenses of any task force, council, policy office within the Executive Office of the President, or similar office that is established by or at the direction of the President and is headed by a Czar. Defines "Czar" as the head of any such office who: (1) is appointed to such position (other than on an interim basis) without the advice and consent of the Senate, (2) is excepted from the competitive service, (3) performs or delegates functions which would be performed or delegated by an individual appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate if not for the establishment of such task force or office, and (4) does not have an existing removal date.

Sunset All Czars Act

Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Ann Buerkle [R-NY]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Allen West [R-FL]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
2011-01-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/59/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr59/BILLS-112hr59ih.pdf