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HR 4370 112th Congress House

Eliminating Duplicative and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act

Official title: To require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process.

Introduced: April 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action April 17, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Duplicative and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act - Requires each applicant for a grant from an executive agency to submit in the grant application: (1) a list of each similar federal grant applied for in the prior year, (2) a list of each similar federal grant received in the previous five years, and (3) a statement of whether the applicant has ever been debarred or suspended from receiving grants. Imposes penalties on grant applicants who fail to provide such information.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) issue guidance to agencies for implementing this Act, and (2) establish uniform policies and procedures to ensure that agencies share information about grants within such agencies and with other agencies.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 17, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Apr 17, 2012
Long, Billy
· Apr 17, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Apr 17, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4370: Eliminating Duplicative and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4370/
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"H.R. 4370: Eliminating Duplicative and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4370/.
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