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S. 1155 109th 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review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.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: May 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Expedited congressional procedureFederal employeesGovernment downsizingGovernment spending reductionsHouse rules and procedureLegislationPerformance measurementPresidential appointmentsPresidential commissionsSenate rules and procedureTransfer of employeesWaste in government spending
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May 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6053)
May 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 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 50 percent 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 2470 Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 17, 2005
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 26, 2005
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 26, 2005
DeMint, James
· May 26, 2005
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 26, 2005
Isakson, Johnny
· May 26, 2005
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · May 26, 2005
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