House resolution · 111th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 14, 2009 · 423–0
Latest action: Jan 14, 2009 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
43 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 42 Democrats
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joe Baca (D-CA), John Barrow (D-GA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Travis Childers (D-MS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Parker Griffith (R-AL), Jane Harman (D-CA), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Baron Hill (D-IN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Frank Kratovil (D-MD), Jim Marshall (D-GA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.