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Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2013

Introduced: July 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2013
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.
Jul 10, 2013
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Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2013 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) review and report on the extent to which federal agencies have reduced travel expenses by the use of video conferencing pursuant to Executive Order 13589 and OMB Memorandum 12-12-12; (2) develop a plan for fiscal years beginning with FY2017 to use video conferencing to achieve the lesser of a 50% reduction in federal agency travel expenses below FY2013 levels, or the greatest reduction in such expenses that the Director considers feasible; and (3) rescind amounts made available for travel expenses that are proposed for reduction under this Act.

What's happening now July 10, 2013

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 9 Republican 6
Gerlach, Jim
· Feb 27, 2014
Black, Diane
· Jan 31, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 31, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Jan 31, 2014
Woodall, Rob
· Jan 31, 2014
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 28, 2014
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 27, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jan 10, 2014
KINGSTON, JACK
· Jan 10, 2014
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 10, 2014
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 19, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 19, 2013
Reed, Tom
· Dec 19, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 25, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 12, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Sep 12, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 24, 2013
Dent, Charles
· Jul 17, 2013
FATTAH, CHAKA
· Jul 17, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jul 17, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Jul 17, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Jul 17, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 17, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 16, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 16, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Jul 16, 2013
Owens, William
· Jul 16, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Jul 16, 2013
Barrow, John
· Jul 10, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 10, 2013
Coffman, Mike
· Jul 10, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Jul 10, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 10, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2643: Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2643/
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"H.R. 2643: Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2643/.
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