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S. 1668 108th Congress Senate

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Official title: A bill to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.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: September 26, 2003 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 commissionsRelocationSenate rules and procedureWaste in government spending
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2004
Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
Sep 29, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Sep 26, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 6, 2004

Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3213 Identical bill Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 26, 2003
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Sep 26, 2003
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 26, 2003
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 26, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1668: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1668/
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"S. 1668: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1668/.
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