S.Amdt. 99
What it does: Adds SEC. __. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY wherever appropriate
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 1
Adds SEC. __. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
Inserted: (a) Establishment and Composition.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--There is established a Joint Select Committee on Economic Recovery (referred to in this section as the "joint committee") to be composed of 20 members as follows:
Inserted: (A) 10 Members of the House of Representatives, including the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations, or their designee, 4 members appointed from the majority party by the Speaker of the House, and 2 members from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader.
Inserted: (B) 10 Members of the Senate, including the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations, or their designee, 4 members appointed from the majority party by the majority leader of the Senate, and 2 members from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader.
Inserted: (2) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the joint committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection.
Inserted: (3) Legislative authority.--The joint committee shall not have any legislative authority.
Inserted: (b) Oversight.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The joint committee shall conduct continuing oversight over the implementations of this Act with a particular focus on--
Inserted: (A) the success of this Act in creating jobs; and
Inserted: (B) any instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in programs funded by this Act.
Inserted: (2) Reports.--The joint committee shall submit reports to the committees of jurisdiction, the Senate and House of Representatives, and the general public not less than every 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Inserted: (c) Resources and Dissolution.--
Inserted: (1) Resources.--The joint committee may utilize the resources of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Inserted: (2) Dissolution.--The joint committee shall cease to exist 30 days after September 30, 2010.
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SA 99. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows;
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
(a) Establishment and Composition.--
(1) In general.--There is established a Joint Select Committee on Economic Recovery (referred to in this section as the “joint committee”) to be composed of 20 members as follows:
(A) 10 Members of the House of Representatives, including the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Appropriations, or their designee, 4 members appointed from the majority party by the Speaker of the House, and 2 members from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader.
(B) 10 Members of the Senate, including the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Appropriations, or their designee, 4 members appointed from the majority party by the majority leader of the Senate, and 2 members from the minority party to be appointed by the minority leader.
(2) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the joint committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection.
(3) Legislative authority.--The joint committee shall not have any legislative authority.
(b) Oversight.--
(1) In general.--The joint committee shall conduct continuing oversight over the implementations of this Act with a particular focus on--
(A) the success of this Act in creating jobs; and
(B) any instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in programs funded by this Act.
(2) Reports.--The joint committee shall submit reports to the committees of jurisdiction, the Senate and House of Representatives, and the general public not less than every 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Resources and Dissolution.--
(1) Resources.--The joint committee may utilize the resources of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(2) Dissolution.--The joint committee shall cease to exist 30 days after September 30, 2010.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 2, 2009