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Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act

Last Action
12/15/2022

Actions

  • 2022-12-15Held at the desk.
  • 2022-12-15Received in the House.
  • 2022-12-15Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2022-12-14Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7189)
  • 2022-12-14Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2022-12-14The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2022-12-14Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7188)
  • 2022-12-05Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572.
  • 2022-12-05Committee 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.
  • 2022-12-05Committee 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.
  • 2022-02-02Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2021-06-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2021-06-17Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2022-12-14 (55)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Mike Braun (R-IN)

Subjects

  • Budget process
  • Congressional oversight
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
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