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To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office's annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President's annual budget submission, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider recommendations from the Government Accountability Office's annual report on reducing government fragmentation, overlap, and duplication when preparing the annual federal budget submission. The bill also requires the OMB Director to submit a report to Congress outlining the administration's findings regarding the GAO's recommendations at the time the budget is submitted. The measure seeks to integrate GAO efficiency recommendations into the federal budgeting process.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. · house
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2025
Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President’s annual budget submission, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fighting Budget Waste Act”.
SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF GAO REPORT WHEN PREPARING ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION.
Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(j)(1) When preparing any budget pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consider information and recommendations contained in the most recently published Government Accountability Office report titled ‘Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits’ (or any successor report).
“(2) On the date such budget is submitted to Congress, the Director shall submit a report to Congress on the Office’s findings with respect to such information and recommendations.”. <all>
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