US Congress House Bill 779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Spending Control Act of 2011- Establishes the Grace Commission II to conduct a review of cost control in the federal government every two years with respect to improving management and reducing costs. Directs the Commission to conduct in-depth studies to evaluate potential improvements in the operations of executive agencies and to develop recommendations regarding: (1) opportunities for increased efficiency and reduced costs that can be realized by executive action or legislation, (2) areas where managerial accountability can be enhanced and administrative control can be improved, (3) opportunities for managerial improvements over the short and long terms, (4) specific areas where further study can be justified by potential savings, and (5) ways to reduce governmental expenditures and indebtedness and improve personnel management. Requires the Commission to submit final reports within 18 months after enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter until it submits its third final report. Requires such reports to contain the Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative actions and proposed legislation to carry out those recommendations. Sets forth congressional procedures for considering such legislation.

Spending Control Act of 2011

Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
2011-02-17	House	Referred to House Rules
2011-02-17	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-02-17	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.

SB389 (Same As) 2011-02-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/779/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr779/BILLS-112hr779ih.pdf