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H.R. 3644 113th Congress House

Eliminate Preventable Waste Act

Official title: To rescind funds provided to certain Federal agencies if the improper payment rate for certain agency-administered programs has increased from the previous year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Congressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of LaborDepartment of Veterans AffairsDepartment of the TreasuryElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsMedicaidMedicarePoverty and welfare assistancePrescription drugsSocial Security AdministrationSocial security and elderly assistanceUnemploymentVeterans' medical care
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Dec 3, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
Dec 3, 2013
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 Latest action December 3, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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

Eliminate Preventable Waste Act - Directs the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct reviews of specified programs they administer to identify improper payments, and (2) report on such reviews in their budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to Congress. Requires such reports to OMB to be included in the President's annual budget submission to Congress.

Requires a rescission of funds for such an agency if its report does not show a decrease in the improper payment rate from the preceding fiscal year for the relevant program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3644: Eliminate Preventable Waste Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3644/
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"H.R. 3644: Eliminate Preventable Waste Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3644/.
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H.R. 3644, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3644/.
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