To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services.

Bill: 114-hr-3592
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2015-09-22
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Agriculture

Department of Energy

Department of the Interior

Executive agency funding and structure

Motor vehicles

Public contracts and procurement

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy to each establish a pilot program to: (1) reduce the inventory of light vehicles owned by the department by 10% for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period starting on the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) increase the department's use of commercial ride-sharing companies.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3592 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2015 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services.

1. Pilot program for reduction of department-owned vehicles and increase in use of ride-sharing services (a) Pilot program requirement The Secretary of each covered department shall establish a pilot program within the department for the following purposes: (1) To reduce the inventory of light vehicles owned by the department by 10 percent for each of the fiscal years described in subsection (b), through the sale or other appropriate disposal of such vehicles. (2) At the discretion of the Secretary of the department, to increase the use by the department of commercial ride-sharing companies. (b) Fiscal years described The fiscal years described in this subsection are the following: (1) The first fiscal year beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period starting on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Each of the four fiscal years following the fiscal year described in paragraph (1). (c) Report to congress Not later than 60 days after the end of the fiscal year described in subsection (b)(1), and annually thereafter for the duration of the pilot program, the Secretary of each covered department shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program in the department. The report shall include information about the transportation budget of the department and such findings and recommendations as the Secretary of the department considers appropriate. (d) Covered department In this Act, the term covered department means each of the following: (1) The Department of Agriculture. (2) The Department of the Interior. (3) The Department of Energy.