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H.R. 3213 108th Congress House

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Official title: To establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2004 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics CongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceExecutive reorganization
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Expedited congressional procedureFederal employeesGovernment downsizingGovernment spending reductionsHouse rules and procedureLegislationPerformance measurementPresidential appointmentsPresidential commissionsPublic debtRelocationSenate rules and procedureWaste in government spending
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 5/21/2004 H3531, H3533-3534)
Oct 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
Oct 1, 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.
Oct 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 5/21/2004 H3531, H3533-3534)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation.

Directs the President to: (1) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs; and (2) submit to the Commission assessments of not less than half of the programs that use such method. Prohibits the implementation of such method until it has been reviewed and accepted by the Commission. Requires the Commission to consider submitted assessments in evaluating programs.

Requires the President to identify common performance measures for programs having similar functions and provide the Commission with data on such measures.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 5
COLLINS, MAC
· May 12, 2004
DeMint, James
· Apr 20, 2004
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 30, 2004
SMITH, NICK
· Mar 16, 2004
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 16, 2004
Burns, Max
· Mar 9, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 3, 2004
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 10, 2004
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Feb 6, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 6, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 4, 2004
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 28, 2004
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jan 28, 2004
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 28, 2004
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jan 28, 2004
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 28, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3213: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3213/
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