Identifying and Eliminating Wasteful Programs Act

Bill: 117-s-2135
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2021-06-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: 

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.

action_date: 2022-12-14
text: 

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.


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text: The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.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