Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003
Latest action · Sep 9, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.
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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003 - Requires the Comptroller General, to the extent practicable, to prepare for public bills and joint resolutions (measures) reported by congressional subcommittees or committees, and submit to such subcommittees or committees, determinations of whether: (1) new Federal entities, programs, or functions are authorized by the measure; and (2) an existing entity or program carries out functions that are similar to those authorized by the measure and such existing entity or program may more effectively and efficiently perform the functions and carry out the purposes of the measure than the proposed entity or program.
Requires such statements to accompany reports on legislation.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 3, 2003 to Sep 22, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 9, 2003 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 24, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Oct 10, 2003 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Oct 10, 2003 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Mac Collins | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| R-AZ | Jim Kolbe | Feb 4, 2004 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Feb 10, 2004 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 22, 2004 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Sep 22, 2004 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 15, 2003 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2003 |
| Technology and the House Subcommittee | Referred Sep 9, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.
- Jul 15, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2003Referred to the Committee on 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.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-109 | HUMAN CAPITAL PLANNING: EXPLORING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REORGANIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT67 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 17, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General to prepare statements for bills and resolutions reported by committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on whether any new entities, programs, or functions authorized by the bills or resolutions are redundant with existing Federal entities, programs, or functions and could be more efficiently performed by an existing Federal entity, program, or function, and to require such statements to accompany reports on legislation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Government Accountability and Streamlining Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional information resources
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- House rules and procedure
- Legislation
- Legislative resolutions
- Productivity in government
- Senate rules and procedure
- Waste in government spending
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2003Introduced in House
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