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Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Rules
Feb 12, 2009
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.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
 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 efficiently performed by a private entity.

What's happening now May 4, 2009

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4