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HR 478 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits and national debt Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Performance measurement

Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act

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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jan 13, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 13, 2009
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 federal programs within his or her entity and submit annually to Congress and the President recommendations, accompanied by 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 February 24, 2009

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

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