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HR 478 111th Congress House

Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act

Official title: To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require annual reviews by Inspectors General of the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs.

Introduced: January 13, 2009 Introduced by: Jordan, Jim Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Budget deficits and national debtExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurement
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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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 Latest action February 24, 2009

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

 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 478: Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-478/
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