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H.R. 1023 111th 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: March 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Latest action May 4, 2009

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

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 10, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 10, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 4, 2009
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1023: Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1023/
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"H.R. 1023: Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1023/.
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H.R. 1023, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1023/.
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