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H.R. 2743 108th Congress House

Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003

Official title: To require the Comptroller General to prepare statements for bills and resolutions reported by committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on whe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Comptroller General to prepare statements for bills and resolutions reported by committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on whether any new entities, programs, or functions authorized by the bills or resolutions are redundant with existing Federal entities, programs, or functions and could be more efficiently performed by an existing Federal entity, program, or function, and to require such statements to accompany reports on legislation.

Introduced: February 10, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Sep 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.
Jul 15, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Jul 15, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003 - Requires the Comptroller General, to the extent practicable, to prepare for public bills and joint resolutions (measures) reported by congressional subcommittees or committees, and submit to such subcommittees or committees, determinations of whether: (1) new Federal entities, programs, or functions are authorized by the measure; and (2) an existing entity or program carries out functions that are similar to those authorized by the measure and such existing entity or program may more effectively and efficiently perform the functions and carry out the purposes of the measure than the proposed entity or program.

Requires such statements to accompany reports on legislation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 6
BALLENGER, CASS
· May 5, 2004
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 17, 2004
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 3, 2004
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 3, 2004
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Feb 10, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 10, 2004
COLLINS, MAC
· Oct 21, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 10, 2003
DeMint, James
· Oct 1, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 25, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 24, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 16, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Sep 9, 2003
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