3.0.0 389 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z Senate S S 2011-02-17 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-17T20:15:47Z Spending Control Act of 2011 112 779 HR 2011-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . Identical bill CRS 2011-02-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Legislative rules and procedure Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-02T16:38:35Z Spending Control Act of 2011- Establishes the Grace Commission II to conduct a review of cost control in the federal government every two years with respect to improving management and reducing costs. Directs the Commission to conduct in-depth studies to evaluate potential improvements in the operations of executive agencies and to develop recommendations regarding: (1) opportunities for increased efficiency and reduced costs that can be realized by executive action or legislation, (2) areas where managerial accountability can be enhanced and administrative control can be improved, (3) opportunities for managerial improvements over the short and long terms, (4) specific areas where further study can be justified by potential savings, and (5) ways to reduce governmental expenditures and indebtedness and improve personnel management.

Requires the Commission to submit final reports within 18 months after enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter until it submits its third final report. Requires such reports to contain the Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative actions and proposed legislation to carry out those recommendations. Sets forth congressional procedures for considering such legislation.

]]> Spending Control Act of 2011 Display Title Spending Control Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Grace Commission II to review and make recommendations regarding cost control in the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Spending Control Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s389is/xml/BILLS-112s389is.xml 2011-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.