US HB1326 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) submit to specified congressional committees the Defense Business Board study entitled "Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change" and any supporting information used by the board to conduct such study, and (2) make such study publicly available. The bill sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of legislation to implement at least 80% of the DOD cost savings identified in such study.
Title
Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
| Rep. James Himes [D-CT] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA] |
| Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. |
| 2017-03-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. |
| 2017-03-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. |
| 2017-03-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1326/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1326/BILLS-115hr1326ih.pdf |
