United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6729 (112th)
To save at least $10,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
Introduced
1 January 2013
Last action
1 January 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Subjects
Taxation, Budget
Source updated
4 February 2025
Summary
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), not later than 150 days after the enactment of this Act, to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to: (1) use available administrative authority to eliminate, consolidate, or streamline federal programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions as identified in the February 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue" and the March 2011 GAO report entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and apply any savings towards deficit reduction; (2) report to Congress any legislative changes required to further eliminate, consolidate, or streamline such programs and agencies; (3) determine the total cost savings to each agency from the implementation of this Act; and (4) rescind from appropriate accounts the greater of $10 billion or the total amount of such cost savings.
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Timeline
1 January 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
1 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → To implement the recommendations of the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue".
- related to ← A bill to save at least $5,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6729
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6729
- us · 112-hr-6729 · source updated 4 February 2025