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H.R. 7071 110th Congress House

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act

Official title: To establish a commission to recommend the elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficien… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a commission to recommend the elimination or realignment of Federal agencies that are duplicative or perform functions that would be more efficient on a non-Federal level, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Executive reorganizationExpedited congressional procedureFederal employeesGovernment downsizingGovernment spending reductionsHouse rules and procedureLegislationPerformance measurementPresidential appointmentsPresidential commissionsSenate rules and procedureTransfer of employeesWaste in government spending
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Sep 27, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2076)
Sep 25, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Sep 25, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2076)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act - Establishes the Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission to: (1) evaluate each executive agency and its programs; and (2) submit to the President and Congress a list of the agencies and programs it recommends eliminating or realigning.

Requires the Commission to recommend that an agency or program be: (1) realigned where a function performed by two or more agencies or programs can be consolidated; (2) eliminated if it performs a function that is also provided by a state or that would be more efficient if performed at the state level; or (3) eliminated if it performs a function that can be more efficently performed by a private entity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2416 Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Sali, Bill
· Oct 3, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7071: Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7071/
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