About Texas Stimulus Fund
The House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization was created earlier this year to provide transparency and accountability as over $16 billion flows to Texas from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Through this committee, Texans from across the state will be able to give input and follow the allocation of these funds.
Below you will find the specific instructions that this committee is charged with.
PROCLAMATION
APPOINTMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUNDING
Because of the current economic situation and its effect on state revenues needed to fund essential state services, pursuant to Rule 1, Section 16, of the House Rules, I, Joe Straus, speaker of the house, create the House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding.
The committee shall monitor actions of the federal government, including legislation and regulations, related to efforts to promote economic recovery by providing federal funds to the states. Specifically, the committee shall examine federal funding made available to the state in areas of transportation, health care, and education and communicate with federal officials to determine appropriate state legislation needed to maximize the state's receipt of federal funds. Further, the committee shall investigate the efforts undertaken by other states to obtain federal funding in these areas.
Consistent with the jurisdiction of the House Committee on Appropriations in Rule 3, Section 2, of the House Rules, the select committee shall make recommendations to any standing committee of the house regarding legislation necessary for the state to receive federal funds for economic recovery.
The committee shall have nine members. The following members are hereby appointed to the Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding:
The Honorable Jim Dunnam, Chair
The Honorable Myra Crownover, Vice Chair
The Honorable Garnet Coleman
The Honorable Drew Darby
The Honorable Craig Eiland
The Honorable Carol Kent
The Honorable Solomon Ortiz, Jr.
The Honorable Jim Pitts
The Honorable Vicki Truitt
February 12, 2009
Joe Straus
Speaker of the House
The federal economic stimulus provides an historic opportunity to invest in the future of our state. At txstimulusfund.com, our goals are to provide accountability and transparency for Texas taxpayers, and to ensure that stimulus funds are used to invest in the future of our state.
At the House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, we hope that www.txstimulusfund.com will be a resource for families, business owners, elected officials and concerned citizens across Texas. This website will be updated regularly so that we can provide the greatest transparency and accountability for this process. Working together we can see that the stimulus works for Texas, and all our families.