United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6638 (110th)
Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2008
Introduced
29 July 2008
Last action
31 July 2008 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Sponsors
Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2008 - Requires the President to recommend to Congress, with proposed legislation, which existing federal programs and agencies should be modernized, consolidated, reprioritized, and where necessary, terminated in order to: (1) reduce federal expenditures; (2) increase efficiency and effectiveness of government operations; (3) eliminate overlap and duplication in federal programs and offices; (4) abolish agencies, programs, and activities that no longer serve an important governmental purpose; and (5) identify reductions in amounts of discretionary budget authority or direct spending that can be dedicated to federal deficit reduction.
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Timeline
29 July 2008
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2008
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2008
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 July 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsgo00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/6638
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6638
- us · 110-hr-6638 · source updated 14 August 2025