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HR 6639 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal budgets Government spending reductions Inspectors general Legislation Productivity in government Waste in government spending

Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act

Introduced: July 29, 2008 Introduced by: Jordan, Jim Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jul 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 29, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act - Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to make it the principal duty and responsibility of each Inspector General to review annually the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of all federal programs within his or her establishment and to report to Congress and the President any recommendations, along with proposed legislation, on whether an abolishment, reorganization, consolidation, or transfer of existing federal programs and agencies is necessary to: (1) reduce federal expenditures; (2) increase efficiency of government operations; (3) eliminate overlap and duplication in federal programs and offices; (4) abolish agencies or programs that no longer serve an important governmental purpose; and (5) identify reductions in amounts of discretionary budget authority or direct spending that can be dedicated to federal deficit reduction.

What's happening now July 31, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

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