US Congress House Bill 2680 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 28 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-28 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission Act - Establishes the Federal Realignment and Closure Commission to assess the effectiveness and accountability of federal agency programs. Requires the Commission to: (1) evaluate all agencies and programs to eliminate duplicative functions and wasteful or inefficient spending or mismanagement; and (2) recommend the realignment or elimination of agencies or programs that have completed their intended purpose, have become irrelevant, or have failed to meet their objectives. Requires the President to: (1) transmit to the Commission and to Congress a report containing the President's approval or disapproval of the Commission's plan and recommendations, and (2) eliminate or realign all agencies and programs pursuant to the Commission's recommendations approved by the President unless Congress enacts a resolution disapproving such recommendations.

Federal Realignment and Closure Commission Act

Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-28	House	Referred to House Rules
2011-07-28	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-07-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

HB6315 (Related) 2012-08-02 - Referred to House Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2680/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2680/BILLS-112hr2680ih.pdf