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H.R. 37 113th Congress House

Business and Government Operations Improvement Act

Official title: To repeal portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to reduce Federal Government spending and to reduce the salaries of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Comprehensive health careCongressional oversightEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Foreign aid and international reliefGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessLegislative rules and procedureMedicareMembers of CongressMotor vehiclesPublic contracts and procurement
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jan 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Rules, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate federal agencies to eliminate waste and duplication in government programs.

Prohibits any federal department or agency from entering into a contract with, awarding a grant to, or guaranteeing a loan for a private entity in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year without congressional approval.

Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance for any program, project, or activity for the prevention and control of air pollution to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions.

Requires the Director of OMB to determine the amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in FY2010. . Prohibits such agency from obligating more than 80% of such amount for the purchase or lease of civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017.

Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, in lieu of any adjustment which might otherwise take effect in pay periods beginning after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in November 2014.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 351 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013
  • HR 903 American Job Protection Act
  • HR 1181 Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013
  • S 417 A bill to reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government, and for other purp…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 37: Business and Government Operations Improvement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-37/
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