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Whether you care about farmers' markets or battered women's shelters, workplace safety or clean air -- important federal programs are all at risk from proposals that would put them on the chopping block.

Learn more about "sunset commission" proposals, that would force federal programs to plead for their lives before an unelected commission with the power to recommend whether they live, die, or get "realigned."

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Sunset Legislation Delayed Until September 08/08/2006
In a sign that public pressure from concerned citizens works, the two sunset commission bills in the House scheduled for floor votes the week before August recess were both delayed until September. Read More

It's Working: Sunset Bills Delayed (For Now) 07/28/2006
The two sunset commission bills that were racing toward a floor vote in the House this week have both been delayed. All signs were that they would be voted on this week, but they have both been delayed until September. Read More

Veterans Groups Oppose Sunsets 07/26/2006
Opposition to sunset commission legislation advanced considerably with the decision by veterans services organizations to oppose sunset bills. Read More

Sunset Legislation Faces Vote on the Floor, Advocates Speak Out 07/25/2006
The House will vote this week on two "sunset commission" bills, under which unelected commissions would be given the authority to recommend sweeping changes in the federal government and force those changes through Congress. Read More

Ask Your Representative to Vote "No" on Sunsets! Call Today! 07/19/2006
Call your representative, and tell him or her to vote ‘No’ on sunset legislation! Read More

Two Sunset Bills Racing to Floor Vote in House 07/17/2006
Negotiations among proponents of sunset commission legislation have reportedly broken down, and now two separate bills are racing to the House floor for a vote as early as next week. Read More

Issue Brief: Sunset Commission Proposals 07/17/2006
This issue brief discusses the leading sunset commission proposals in the last months of the 109th Congress and identifies whether they live up to their promise of cutting waste and improving management of federal programs, or whether they present new problems. Read More

Sunset Bill Emerges in House 07/13/2006
After months of negotiations led by House Majority Leader John Boehner, proponents of sunset commission legislation unveiled a new bill that is racing to the floor. Read More

Sunset Commission Bill Imminent 07/11/2006
A sunset commission bill could arrive this week, if House leadership sticks to its previously announced plans. Read More

Sunset Commission Update: Delay in House, Rush in Senate 06/27/2006
While House leadership announced that sunset commissions would come up for a vote later than initially predicted, the Senate unexpectedly set the stage for its own consideration of a sunset commission proposal. Read More

278 Groups Tell Congress to Stop Sunset Commission Proposals 06/20/2006
National, state and local organizations from across the country sent a letter to both the House and the Senate opposing legislation to create a sunset commission. Read More

Sunset Commissions Update: Take Action 06/13/2006
Reports coming from GOP leadership about the timing of sunset commission legislation are conflicting, with one report suggesting that a bill could be considered in the House as early as next week, but agree all the same that some vehicle will move this summer. Read More

Update: Boehner Makes Sunset Commission Proposal Legislative Priority 05/16/2006
House of Representatives Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has begun work behind the scenes to draft new sunset commission legislation and has signaled to his party that the sunset commission will be a legislative priority. Read More

Sunset Commissions Could Be Folded Into Budget Process Reform 05/02/2006
Hill sources indicate that sunset commission proposals could move through the House by riding onto a package of budget process reforms. Read More

Sunset Commission Proposal Would Put Gov't Programs on Chopping Block 04/18/2006
House conservatives have reportedly secured a floor vote for a radical sunset commission proposal that would ram program terminations through Congress. Read More

Conservatives Use Budget Process Reform as Opportunity to Push Program Sunsets 04/04/2006
Press reports indicate that House conservatives are pushing for budget process reform changes as a condition of securing their votes on the upcoming House budget resolution, and their demands include a controversial proposal for a program sunset commission. Read More

White House Pushes for Sunsets, Reorganization Power 02/22/2006
The White House used its annual budget submission yet again as a platform to call for policies that would distort the management of government programs. Read More

House Effort to Create Sunset, Results Commissions Meets Resistance 10/04/2005
A House hearing on White House proposals to overhaul the federal government was marked by criticism of their "good government" justifications and impassioned arguments about separation of powers. Read More

White House Demands Power to Restructure Government 07/11/2005
The White House finally released last week its proposal for legislation granting the Bush administration wide-ranging powers to restructure government programs and force them to plead for their lives every 10 years. Read More

Sunset, Results Commission Proposals Likely 04/04/2005
Both the White House and congressional Republicans have vowed to introduce legislative packages that would force programs to fight for their lives every 10 years and would link controversial performance ratings to decisions about the very structure of government. Read More

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