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HR 477 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits and national debt Executive agency funding and structure Performance measurement

Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009

Introduced: January 13, 2009 Introduced by: Jordan, Jim Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009 - Requires the President to recommend to Congress, with proposed legislation, which existing federal programs and agencies should be modernized, consolidated, reprioritized, and where necessary, terminated in order to: (1) reduce federal expenditures; (2) increase efficiency and effectiveness of government operations; (3) eliminate overlap and duplication in federal programs and offices; (4) terminate agencies, programs, and activities 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 February 24, 2009

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 477: Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-477/
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"H.R. 477: Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-477/.
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H.R. 477, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-477/.
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