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H.R. 5550 102nd Congress House

Overhead Reduction Act of 1992

Official title: To limit the annual growth in overhead of Executive agencies of the Government beginning with fiscal year 1994.

Introduced: July 22, 1992 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal budgetsGovernment spending reductionsOverhead costs
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jul 2, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jul 2, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 8, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Overhead Reduction Act of 1992 - Requires a reduction in executive agency overhead costs over a four year period by six percent per year.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5570 Text similarities To authorize and direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to develop a plan to reduce Federal overhea…
  • HR 5729 Text similarities To limit amounts expended by certain government entities for overhead expenses.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 22, 1992
GOSS, PORTER
· Jul 21, 1992
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