US Congress House Bill 3644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-03 - Referred to House Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Eliminate Preventable Waste Act - Directs the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct reviews of specified programs they administer to identify improper payments, and (2) report on such reviews in their budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and to Congress. Requires such reports to OMB to be included in the President's annual budget submission to Congress. Requires a rescission of funds for such an agency if its report does not show a decrease in the improper payment rate from the preceding fiscal year for the relevant program.

Eliminate Preventable Waste Act

Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-03	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2013-12-03	House	Referred to House Budget
2013-12-03	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-12-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3644/BILLS-113hr3644ih.pdf