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H.R. 1782 112th Congress House

To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance…

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Official title: To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue".

Introduced: May 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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May 5, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
May 5, 2011
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 Latest action May 5, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $5 billion or the total amount of such cost savings.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6729 To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
  • S 945 A bill to save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1782: To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1782/
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"H.R. 1782: To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1782/.
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H.R. 1782, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1782/.
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[H.R. 1782: To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue".](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1782/)
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