3.0.0 2188 2022-02-03T06:02:20Z 2022-02-03T06:02:20Z House H HR 2011-06-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATHAM:H.R. 2188.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution, under which Congress has the power ``to makeall Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carryinginto Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powersvested by this Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H4278]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-30T16:42:25Z Referred to 2011-06-15T14:01:50Z 2011-06-30 hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . Committee 2011-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2011-06-15 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2011-09-07 False H000067 Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] RALPH HALL R TX M. 4 2011-09-08 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 2012-03-01 False Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Performance measurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-06-15 Introduced in House 2011-08-05T17:51:16Z LESS Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to improve process speed, reduce waste, and incorporate requirements with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available on the OMB website a description of the results of the government-wide implementation of such process, and (2) appoint an expert on such process as a member of the Performance Improvement Council to advise on its implementation across agencies.

Requires: (1) each agency's Chief Operating Officer to implement such process, and (2) each agency's Performance Improvement Officer to advise and assist the agency head and Chief Operating Officer in implementing such process.

Requires the Director to designate a center of excellence for process training, from within the Department of Defense (DOD).

]]> LESS Government Act Short Titles as Introduced LESS Government Act Display Title LESS Government Act Official Title as Introduced To require government-wide application of continuous process improvement methods to reduce waste and improve the effectiveness of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2188ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2188ih.xml 2011-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.