3.0.0 1072 2023-01-11T13:28:41Z 2023-01-11T13:28:41Z House HR 2015-02-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)][Pages H1164-H1165]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLEMING:H.R. 1072.[[Page H1165]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 ofthe U.S. Constitution, which states ``The Congress shall havePower to make all laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and allother powers vested by this Constitution in the government ofthe United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'']]> hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-25T15:05:05Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-25T15:05:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-25T15:04:50Z 2015-02-25 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2015-02-25 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2015-02-25 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-25 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of Education Department of Health and Human Services Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Legislative rules and procedure Performance measurement Public participation and lobbying Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in House 2015-03-09T20:32:00Z Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2015 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 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 2017, 2019, and 2021; 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) to transmit a copy of an approved plan and recommendations to Congress; and (3) to 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.

]]> REDUCE Government Act Display Title REDUCE Government Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced REDUCE Government Act Short Titles as Introduced Realign and Eliminate Duplicative Unnecessary Costly Excess in Government Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1072ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1072ih.xml 2015-02-25 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. 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.