Cut the Unnecessary Tab Resolution

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year, and for other purposes.

10/25/2007--Introduced.
Cut the Unnecessary Tab Resolution, or CUT Resolution - Amends Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would limit any amendment that would otherwise be in order to a rescission bill. Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) to require the House Budget Committee, whenever a rescission bill passes the House, to reduce the applicable committee allocations by the total amount of resulting reductions in budget authority and outlays. Amends Rule XIII to require the Majority Leader to introduce a rescission bill by certain dates in each session. Makes any motion to discharge the committee from consideration of such a bill privileged 10 legislative days after its introduction, if it was not introduced by one of the deadlines. Makes it out of order to offer any amendment to a rescission bill unless it increases the amount of budget authority to be rescinded. Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) to make it out of order to consider any rescission bill, its conference report, or amendment, unless:
(1) such bill or conference report is made available to Members and the general public on the Internet for at least 48 hours before its consideration;
(2) an amendment to such measure made in order by a rule is available within one hour after the rule is filed; or
(3) an amendment under an open rule is made available immediately after being offered in a format searchable and sortable. Requires amendments to rescission bills to be germane.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
• and 34 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
  • Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
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October 25, 2007

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• Oct 25, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
• Introduced on Oct 25, 2007.

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November 05, 2007 Captain's Quarters

The CUT (Cut the Unnecessary Tab) Resolution or H.Res. 776, would update the House rules to require a quarterly rescission bill, open for any amendment, to cut unspent funds of the ongoing fiscal year. “Americans expect Congress to pull ...

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