S 1668 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Introduced Sep 26, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Sam Brownback R-KS

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 6, 2004 Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 26, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act - Establishes the Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies to: (1) evaluate executive agencies and their programs; and (2) submit to Congress a plan recommending agencies and programs that should be realigned or eliminated and proposing implementing legislation.

Directs the President to: (1) establish a systematic method for assessing the effectiveness and accountability of agency programs; and (2) submit to the Commission assessments of not less than half of the programs that use such method. Prohibits the implementation of such method until it has been reviewed and accepted by the Commission. Requires the Commission to consider submitted assessments in evaluating programs.

Requires the President to identify common performance measures for programs having similar functions and provide the Commission with data on such measures.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2003 to Sep 29, 2003, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MTConrad R. BurnsOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-OKDon NicklesOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-KYJim BunningOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-NHJohn E. SununuOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-AZJon KylOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-ILPeter FitzgeraldOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-PARick SantorumOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-MSTrent LottOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-COWayne AllardOriginalSep 26, 2003
D-GAZell MillerOriginalSep 26, 2003
R-MOJim TalentSep 29, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
  2. Sep 29, 2003Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
  3. Sep 26, 2003Introduced in Senate
  4. Sep 26, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3213Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies ActIdentical billMay 20, 2004

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