US Congress House Bill 530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-06 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013 - Establishes the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board, the membership of which shall include individuals with national recognition for expertise in agencies, waste reduction, finance and economics, and actuarial sciences. Requires the Board to submit to Congress and the President a report that advises specific implementation of the recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and the February 2012 GAO report "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue." Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations.

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-06	House	Referred to House Rules
2013-02-06	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2013-02-06	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H376)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/530/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr530/BILLS-113hr530ih.pdf