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H.Con.Res. 185 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".

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174 cosponsors · 174 R
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93 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Urges: (1) the President to issue a report clearly outlining the responsibilities, qualifications, and authorities of the special assistants he has appointed (commonly referred to as "czars") and to certify to Congress that such czars will not assert powers other than those granted by statute to a commissioned officer on the President's staff; and (2)…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2009

Urges: (1) the President to issue a report clearly outlining the responsibilities, qualifications, and authorities of the special assistants he has appointed (commonly referred to as "czars") and to certify to Congress that such czars will not assert powers other than those granted by statute to a commissioned officer on the President's staff; and (2) Congress to hold hearings on such report and certification within 30 days.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should issue, and Congress should hold hearings on, a report and a certification regarding the responsibilities, authorities, and powers of his "czars".

Latest action (Sep 15, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 15, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.