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S 643 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013

Introduced: March 21, 2013 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013 - Expands the awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority. Directs that any savings resulting from the identification of such funds or budget authority be deposited in the Treasury and used to reduce a budget deficit or the federal debt.

Prohibits the payment of awards to: (1) federal officers who serve in a position at level I of the Executive Schedule; (2) the head of an agency; or (3) a commissioner, board member, or other voting member of an independent establishment.
What's happening now March 21, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1931 Related bill EASY Savings Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 643: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-643/
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"S. 643: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-643/.
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