US Congress House Bill 5799 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Referred to House Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2014 or the REDUCE Government Act - Establishes the Federal Realignment and Closure Commission, which shall: (1) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs, excluding Department of Defense (DOD) programs; (2) divide the programs into three approximately equal budgetary groupings; (3) assess the effectiveness and accountability of all programs within a grouping in each of 2015, 2017, and 2019; and (4) by June 30 of each such year, submit a plan with recommendations of the agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated within the grouping assessed. Requires the Commission to recommend: (1) the realignment of agencies or programs that are performing the same essential function that can be consolidated or streamlined into a single agency or program; and (2) the elimination of agencies or programs that have completed their intended purpose, have become irrelevant, or have failed to meet their objectives. Authorizes the Commission to recommend the realignment or elimination of any agency or program that has wasted federal funds by: (1) spending funds on items outside its authorized mission, (2) mismanaging resources and personnel, or (3) using such funds for personal benefit or the benefit of a special interest group. Requires the President: (1) by August 15 of each such year, to transmit a report containing the President's approval or disapproval of the Commission's plan and recommendations; (2) transmit a copy of an approved plan and recommendations to Congress; and (3) eliminate or realign agencies and programs pursuant to such recommendations unless Congress enacts a resolution disapproving them. Requires funds saved by implementation of such plan to be used for deficit reduction.

Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2014

Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-04	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2014-12-04	House	Referred to House Rules
2014-12-04	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2014-12-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5799/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5799/BILLS-113hr5799ih.pdf