Legislation Details
'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". '
: 111
State: Federal
Chamber: House
Bill Number: H.CON.RES. 185
Sponsor: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Last Sponsor Date: Oct. 14, 2009
Official Title as Introduced: '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". '
Summary Sponsors Activity
9/15/2009--Introduced. 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.
Sponsor/Co-sponsor(s) 175
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Thomas Petri (R-WI)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)
Sep. 23, 2009 Rep. Robert Wittman (R-VA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. William Thornberry (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Carter (R-TX)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Henry Brown (R-SC)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Charles Dent (R-PA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Mary Fallin (R-OK)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH)
Oct. 14, 2009 Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Christopher Lee (R-NY)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Peter King (R-NY)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE)
Sep. 29, 2009 Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
Sep. 23, 2009 Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Michael Rogers (R-MI)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Fleming (R-LA)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Steve King (R-IA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Linder (R-GA)
Sep. 29, 2009 Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. John Mica (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA)
Sep. 29, 2009 Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA)
Sep. 25, 2009 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Campbell (R-CA)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA)
Oct. 07, 2009 Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)
Sep. 16, 2009 Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Sep. 17, 2009 Rep. John Boozman (R-AR)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Michael Rogers (R-AL)
Sep. 15, 2009 Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Sep. 30, 2009 Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Sep. 15, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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