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Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

Introduced: March 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Mar 2, 2017
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Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) submit to specified congressional committees the Defense Business Board study entitled "Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change" and any supporting information used by the board to conduct such study, and (2) make such study publicly available.

The bill sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of legislation to implement at least 80% of the DOD cost savings identified in such study.

What's happening now March 2, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 27, 2018
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 13, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 20, 2017
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1326: Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1326/
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"H.R. 1326: Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1326/.
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H.R. 1326, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1326/.
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