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H.R. 579 114th Congress House

THRIFT Act of 2015

Official title: To provide for incentives for agencies and the judiciary to increase operating efficiency.

Introduced: January 28, 2015 Introduced by: Daniel Webster Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsBudget processCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

To Help Reduce Inefficient Federal Tendencies Act of 2015 or the THRIFT Act of 2015

Allows federal agencies, including judicial branch agencies, to: (1) retain up to 25% of annual savings from the implementation of plans developed by such agencies to create efficiencies and cost savings in agency operations; and (2) use such savings for specified purposes, including salary increases and employee awards for cost savings disclosures. Requires an agency to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan and an associated request to amend its approved operating budget specifying how such savings will be achieved and the amount and source of such savings.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 24, 2015
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 3, 2015
Renacci, James
· Mar 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 579: THRIFT Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-579/
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"H.R. 579: THRIFT Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-579/.
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H.R. 579, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-579/.
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