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HR 3064 104th Congress House

Family Services Improvement Act of 1996

Official title: To increase the overall economy and efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal funding, by coordinating Federal financial ass… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase the overall economy and efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal funding, by coordinating Federal financial assistance programs and promoting local flexibility.

Introduced: March 12, 1996 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureAuditingCabinet officersEconomics and Public Finance
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)Federal advisory bodiesFederal aid programsFederal-Indian relationsFederal-local relationsFederal-state relationsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment paperworkGovernment regulationIntergovernmental fiscal relationsLawMinoritiesNonprofit organizationsPlanning-programming-budgetingPublic assistance programsRegulatory reformSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.
Mar 13, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E334-335)
Mar 12, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Services Improvement Act of 1996 - Directs the President to designate a Federal Coordination Council composed of various specified cabinet secretaries and other Federal agency heads to perform a variety of specified functions for the stated purposes of: (1) removing Federal impediments to coordination of service delivery; (2) enabling more efficient use of Federal, State, and local resources through program coordination and reduction of regulation; (3) facilitating cooperation among and coordination of programs operated by State, local, and tribal governments and private, nonprofit organizations; (4) identifying at least ten qualified consortia of such organizations and State or local agencies that receive federally appropriated funds, together with representatives of specified services, to participate in a demonstration program to determine the benefits of specified accountability procedures; and (5) placing less emphasis in Federal service programs on measuring resources and procedures and more emphasis on accountability for achieving policy goals.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3064: Family Services Improvement Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3064/
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"H.R. 3064: Family Services Improvement Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3064/.
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H.R. 3064, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3064/.
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