HR 1632 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Government Reform Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 3, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Edward R. Royce R-CA

Latest action · Apr 16, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 3, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Government Reform Act of 2003 - Establishes a Government Reform Commission to: (1) examine the current configuration of executive agencies and investigate their duties and responsibilities; (2) review agency operational jurisdictions to determine whether areas of overlap exist and whether the mission of any agency has become obsolete; (3) review and report to the President and Congress on existing Government Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Inspector General reports, together with any other existing governmental and nongovernmental recommendations, including those offered by the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, for reducing waste in executive agencies; (4) submit to the President and Congress a proposed reorganization plan which shall provide for the realignment or closure of executive agencies to reduce duplication of services and increase productivity; and (5) transmit a copy of the plan to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall issue a public report detailing the predicted savings in Federal expenditures that would result from implementing such plan.

Sets forth separate provisions for presidential and congressional consideration of and actions on the proposed reorganization plan.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-OK	Brad Carson		Sep 24, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Apr 3, 2003
	Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee	Referred Apr 16, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 16, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
RL32726	Proposals for a Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): Analysis and Issues for Congress Archived	Report	Nov 10, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To create a national commission, modeled after the successful Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, to establish a timely, independent, and fair process for realigning or closing outdated, ineffective, or inefficient executive agencies.
Short Titles as Introduced: Government Reform Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 3, 2003Introduced in House

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