[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4114 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4114
To establish procedures to reduce agency funding for failure to adhere
to original congressional intent, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 14, 2023
Mr. Donalds (for himself and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To establish procedures to reduce agency funding for failure to adhere
to original congressional intent, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agency Accountability through
Appropriations Act'' or the ``AAA Act''.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING AGENCY FUNDING FOR FAILURE TO ADHERE TO
ORIGINAL CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.
(a) Report From the President.--
(1) In general.--Not later than October 31 of each year,
the President shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and
Accountability of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a report that includes, with respect to the previous
fiscal year, each rule promulgated by an agency (as such term
is defined in subsection (f)) which received funding pursuant
to a regular appropriation bill.
(2) Report format.--The report described in paragraph (1)
shall separate each such agency and rule promulgated by each
such agency into separate titles of the report pursuant to the
regular appropriation bill which provides funding for each such
agency.
(b) Committee Hearing With Respect to Agency Rules.--Not later than
45 days after the date each committee described in subsection (a)
receives a report from the President under such subsection, each such
committee shall hold a hearing with respect to whether each rule
included in such report adhered to the original congressional intent of
the relevant agency.
(c) Committee Report.--During a hearing described in subsection
(b), the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate shall each, with respect to each title of the
report submitted by the President under subsection (a)--
(1) vote on a report that contains the conclusions of the
committee with respect to whether each rule promulgated by an
agency adhered to the original congressional intent of the
relevant agency;
(2) in the case that either committee, by majority vote,
determines that any rule promulgated by an agency did not
adhere to the original congressional intent of the relevant
agency, include in the report a proposed reduction of funding
in the regular appropriation bill which provides funding for
each such agency for the subsequent fiscal year in the amount
equal to one half percent for each rule promulgated that did
not adhere with such congressional intent;
(3) in the case that the report submitted by the President
under subsection (a) was submitted after the deadline required
under subsection (a)(1), include in the report a proposed
reduction of funding in the regular appropriation bill which
provides funding for the Executive Office of the President for
the subsequent fiscal year in the amount equal to one half
percent for each week during the period that starts on the
deadline under subsection (a)(1) and ends on the date the
President submits such report; and
(4) submit such report to the House of Representatives or
the Senate, as the case may be.
(d) Providing for Reduction in Agency Funding.--
(1) Procedures in the house of representatives.--Clause 2
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(h) It shall be in order, if offered by the chair of the
Committee on Oversight and Accountability or the chair's designee, to
offer an amendment to a general appropriation bill for a fiscal year
providing for a reduction in funding for an agency or, if applicable,
the Executive Office of the President in such general appropriation
bill in the amount equal to a proposed reduction of funding for such
agency or the Executive Office of the President for such fiscal year as
reported by the committee pursuant to subsection (c) of the Agency
Accountability Act.''.
(2) Procedures in the senate.--Notwithstanding any rule of
the Standing Rules of the Senate, it shall be in order, if
offered by the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate or the chair's designee, to
offer an amendment to a general appropriation bill for a fiscal
year providing for a reduction in funding for an agency or, if
applicable, the Executive Office of the President, in such
general appropriation bill in the amount equal to a proposed
reduction of funding for such agency or the Executive Office of
the President for such fiscal year as reported by the committee
pursuant to subsection (c) of this Act.
(e) Exercise of Rulemaking Power.--This section, except with
respect to subsection (a), is enacted by Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such shall
be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively,
or of that House to which it specifically applies, and it
supersedes other rules only to the extent that they are
inconsistent therewith; and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Rule.--The term ``rule'' has the meaning given the term
in section 551(4) of title 5, United States Code.
(3) Regular appropriation bill.--The term ``regular
appropriation bill'' means any annual appropriation bill which,
with respect to the Congress involved, is under the
jurisdiction of a single subcommittee of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives (pursuant to the
Rules of the House of Representatives for that Congress) and a
single subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate (pursuant to the Standing Rules of the Senate).
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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