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S. 4477 117th Congress Senate

Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 23, 2022 Introduced by: Jon Ossoff Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Dec 15, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-264.
Dec 15, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Aug 3, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 15, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2022

This bill requires federal agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in their annual budget justifications. The agencies must also include recommendations for ending, modifying, consolidating, or reducing the frequency of each of the outdated or duplicative reports.

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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Aug 4, 2022
Portman, Rob
· Jun 23, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4477: Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4477/
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"S. 4477: Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4477/.
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S. 4477, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4477/.
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