H.Res. 841: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.

H.Res. 841: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-24 · Congress · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904)

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4902-4904) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.

Plain summary

Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a House committee or subcommittee, whenever it receives a report on the following subject matters within its jurisdiction, to hold a hearing on the issues raised: (1) a Federal Office of Inspector General report documenting fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the government that results in a cost to the government of at least $1 million; or (2) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report documenting waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in federal programs, including high-risk government-operations. Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require the House Committee on Government Reform to hold : (1) hearings to question heads of departments or agencies whenever their auditors issue disclaimers or restatements of financial statements; and (2) at least two hearings during each session on the Program Assessment Rating Tool recommendations of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure a complementary relationship between the Administration and Congress to improve government performance.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require committees to hold hearings upon the issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or the Comptroller General the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of such committees.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · 39 cosponsors

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Jim Costa (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), John B. Larson (D-CT), Ed Case (D-HI)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres841.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres841 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109