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H.R. 4409 112th Congress House

Government Agency Reform Act of 2012

Official title: To provide for reforming and consolidating agencies of the Federal Government to improve efficiency and save money, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government.
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 Latest action April 19, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Government Agency Reform Act of 2012 - Defines "efficiency-enhancing plan," for purposes of executive authority to reorganize federal executive agencies, as a reorganization plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines will or is likely to result in a decrease in the number of agencies and cost savings in performing the functions that are the subject of the plan.

Expands executive authority to reorganize agencies by allowing: (1) the renaming of an existing executive department, (2) the abolition or transfer of an executive department or independent regulatory agency, or (3) the consolidation of two or more executive departments or two or more independent regulatory agencies.

Allows a provision in a reorganization plan to take effect only if such plan is transmitted to Congress within two years of the enactment of this Act and is an efficiency-enhancing plan.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2129 Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4409: Government Agency Reform Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4409/
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"H.R. 4409: Government Agency Reform Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4409/.
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H.R. 4409, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4409/.
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