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Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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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.
May 18, 2005
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 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.

What's happening now May 18, 2005

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 1 Republican 7
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 20, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Dec 16, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Dec 16, 2005
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Dec 16, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 17, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Nov 17, 2005
Sullivan, John
· Nov 17, 2005
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 27, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Sep 27, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Sep 27, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 27, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Sep 27, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 27, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 30, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Jun 30, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Jun 30, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2470: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2470/
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"H.R. 2470: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2470/.
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