3.0.0 2135 2023-11-09T22:43:46Z 2023-11-09T22:43:46Z Senate S 2021-06-17 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2022-12-05T23:56:06Z Markup by 2022-02-02T16:19:17Z Referred to 2021-06-17T20:02:54Z S. Rept. 117-216 Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act 117 6789 HR 2022-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS 2022-12-15 14:04:04 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-15 13:47:51 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-15 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2022-12-14 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7189) Floor 2022-12-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-14 Senate The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2022-12-14 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7188) Floor 2022-12-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572. Calendars 2022-12-05 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-216. Committee 2022-12-05 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-216. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2022-02-02 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2021-06-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH N B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2021-06-17 True 2022-05-17T15:20:00Z S. 2135, Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58120 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 2, 2022 Government Operations and Politics Budget process Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-24T20:35:10Z Wasteful Federal Programs Reduction Authorization Act

This bill establishes a procedure for identifying unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative federal programs.

Specifically, the bill requires the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list of such programs, based on guidance provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The OMB may submit to Congress proposed legislation to eliminate or consolidate the programs or program activities identified.

The list identifying unnecessary, defunct, or duplicative programs shall be included in the annual budget submitted by the President to Congress.

]]> 55 2022-12-14 Passed Senate 2023-08-03T18:59:54Z Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act

This bill requires each federal agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs.

Specifically, each agency must compile a list of such programs, based on guidance provided by the Office of Management and Budget, that

  • are unnecessary, defunct, or unnecessarily duplicative federal programs;
  • another agency could administer more effectively; or
  • could operate more effectively if the program or activity were consolidated with other programs or activities.

Additionally, the President must include the list of identified programs or program activities in the annual budget submitted to Congress.

An agency may submit to Congress recommendations for statutory changes to eliminate or consolidate programs or program activities identified in the list.

]]> Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act Display Title Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Chief Operating Officer of each agency to compile a list of unnecessary programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced Wasteful Federal Programs Reduction Authorization Act Introduced in Senate IS 6524 117 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-12-15T05:16:18Z 2022-12-14 Amendment SA 6524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 6524 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/117th-congress/senate-amendment/6524 H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Senate 117 S Senate S 2135 Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act 2023-11-09T22:43:46Z 6 2022-12-14 0 Senate Amendment SA 6524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2022-12-14 0 Senate Amendment SA 6524 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Hassan. (consideration: CR S7188; text: CR S7189) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2022-12-14 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-14 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6524 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Hassan. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-14 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 6524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2135es/xml/BILLS-117s2135es.xml Reported to Senate 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2135rs/xml/BILLS-117s2135rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2135is/xml/BILLS-117s2135is.xml 2022-12-15 Held at the desk. 14:04:04 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.