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H.R. 8464 117th Congress House

To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jul 21, 2022
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 Latest action July 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires specified agencies in the executive branch of the federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions.

Specifically, such agencies (which include the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency) must

  • identity functions that duplicate the functions of other specified agencies;
  • calculate the annual cost of such duplicative functions; and
  • analyze solutions for eliminating such duplicative functions, including identifying which agency is best suited to have sole responsibility for such functions.

Such agencies must jointly submit a consolidated report to Congress on the results.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8464: To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8464/
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"H.R. 8464: To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8464/.
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H.R. 8464, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8464/.
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[H.R. 8464: To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8464/)
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