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HR 3282 109th Congress House

Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficienc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist.

Introduced: June 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 15.
Jul 20, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2006
Committee Hearings Held.
Jul 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 15.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005 - Establishes the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to: (1) submit to Congress a schedule for review by the Commission, at least once every 12 years, of the abolishment or reorganization of each agency; (2) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria; (3) recommend whether each agency should be abolished or reorganized; and (4) report to Congress on all legislation introduced that would establish a new agency or a new program to be carried out by an existing agency. Requires the abolishment of any agency within one year of the Commission's review, unless the agency is reauthorized by Congress. Authorizes the deadline for abolishing an agency to be extended for an additional two years by legislation enacted by a super majority of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Directs the Comptroller General and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service, to prepare an inventory of Federal programs within each agency for the purpose of advising and assisting Congress and the Commission in carrying out the requirements of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 2 Republican 10
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Jul 28, 2006
BARTON, JOE
· Jul 13, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 13, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Jun 29, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 29, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Jun 29, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 29, 2006
Cardoza, Dennis
· Jun 29, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 29, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 29, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Jun 29, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 29, 2006
Reichert, David
· Jun 29, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Jun 29, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Jun 27, 2006
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Jun 27, 2006
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jun 27, 2006
INGLIS, BOB
· Jun 27, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 27, 2006
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jun 27, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Sep 21, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Jul 14, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Jul 14, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Jul 14, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 14, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jul 14, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 14, 2005
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Jul 14, 2005
Sullivan, John
· Jul 14, 2005
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3282: Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3282/
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"H.R. 3282: Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3282/.
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H.R. 3282, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3282/.
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