,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 
,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,cramer1
 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4         
,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1  
,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4         
,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4          
,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4           
,schweikert1 and ,mr4 ,stivers7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules  ,,resolution  ,amending the     
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 to establish the ,committee on the     
,elimination of ,nonessential ,federal  
,programs4  ,that  7a7 clause #a of rule
 ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of      
,representatives is amended by          
redesignating paragraphs 7f7 through 7t7
 as paragraphs 7g7 through 7u7 and by   
inserting after paragraph 7e7 the       
following new paragraph3  7f7           

,elimination of ,nonessential ,federal  
,programs4 7#a7 ,modification or        
elimination of underperforming or       
nonessential ,federal programs4 7#b7    
,identification of ,federal programs and
 activities that duplicate or compete   
with activities available from the      
private sector4 4  7b7 ,clause #d of    
rule ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of  
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7g7 ,the ,committee on the ,elimination 
of ,nonessential ,federal ,programs     
shall-- 7#a7 7,a7 research1 review1 and 
study ,federal programs that are        
underperforming or nonessential2 and    
7,b7 determine which ,federal programs  
should be modified or eliminated2 7#b7  
develop recommendations to the ,house   
for action designed to modify or        
eliminate underperforming or            
nonessential ,federal programs2 and 7#c7
 submit to the ,house-- 7,a7 at least   
once a year1 reports including-- 7i7 a  
detailed statement of the findings and  

conclusions of the ,committee2 and 7ii7 
a list of underperforming or            
nonessential ,federal programs2 and 7,b7
 legislation to eliminate the programs  
described in section subdivision 7ii7   
and rescissions based on the findings of
 the report described in subdivision    
7i74 4  7c7 ,clause #e7;a7 of rule ,x of
 the ,rules of the ,house of            
,representatives is amended by adding at
 the end the following new paragraph3   
7#e7 7,a7 ,the ,committee on the        
,elimination of ,nonessential ,federal  
,programs shall be composed of members  
as follows3 7i7 ,four members from the  
,committee on ,appropriations4 7ii7     
,four members from the ,committee on the
 ,budget4 7iii7 ,four members from the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform4 7iv7 ,four members from the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means4 7v7 ,one
 member who does not serve on any of the
 committees described in items 7i7      
through 7iv71 who shall be appointed by 
the ,speaker and designated by the      

,speaker as the ,chair of the           
,committee4 7vi7 ,one member who does   
not serve on any of the committees      
described in items 7i7 through 7iv71 who
 shall be appointed by the ,speaker and 
designated by the ,speaker as the ,vice 
,chair of the ,committee4 7,b7 ,a member
 of the ,committee may not serve on the 
committee during more than three        
,congresses in a period of five         
successive ,congresses 7disregarding for
 this purpose any service for less than 
a full session in a ,congress74 7,c7    
,the ,chair and ,vice ,chair of the     
,committee shall not be from the same   
political party4 4  7d7 ,rule ,x of the 
,rules of the ,house of ,representatives
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new clause3  ,expedited       
procedures for legislation reported by  
the ,committee on the ,elimination of   
,nonessential ,federal ,programs#ab4    
,with respect to any bill or resolution 
reported by the ,committee on the       
,elimination of ,nonessential ,federal  

,programs1 the following shall apply3   
7a7 ,after the expiration of the #g-;day
 period 7excluding any day on which the 
,house is not in session7 that begins on
 the date the ,committee reports the    
bill or resolution1 it is in order to   
move to proceed to the consideration of 
the bill or resolution4 ,the motion is  
highly privileged and is not debatable1 
an amendment to the motion is not in    
order1 and it is not in order to move to
 reconsider the vote by which the motion
 is agreed to or disagreed to4  7b7     
,debate on the bill or resolution shall 
be limited to not more than #aj hours1  
which shall be divided equally between  
those favoring and those opposing the   
bill or resolution4 ,a motion to further
 limit debate is not debatable4  7c7 ,an
 amendment to1 or motion to recommit1   
the bill or resolution is not in order1 
and it is not in order to move to       
reconsider the vote by which the bill or
 resolution is agreed to or disagreed   
to4  4