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Duplication Scoring Act of 2021

Introduced: July 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 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.
Jul 28, 2021
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Duplication Scoring Act of 2021

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee and report on whether the legislation would create a risk of a new duplicative or overlapping program, office, or initiative in an area previously identified as an area of duplication, overlap, or fragmentation.

What's happening now July 28, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 664 Identical bill Duplication Scoring Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 13, 2021
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jul 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4742: Duplication Scoring Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4742/
MLA
"H.R. 4742: Duplication Scoring Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4742/.
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H.R. 4742, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4742/.
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[H.R. 4742: Duplication Scoring Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4742/)
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