S 1155 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Introduced May 26, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor Sam Brownback R-KS

Latest action · May 26, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Progress

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IntroducedMay 26, 2005
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
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 50 percent 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 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2005 to Oct 24, 2005; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-OK	James M. Inhofe	Original	May 26, 2005
R-AL	Jeff Sessions	Original	May 26, 2005
R-KY	Jim Bunning	Original	May 26, 2005
R-SC	Jim DeMint	Original	May 26, 2005
R-MO	Jim Talent	Original	May 26, 2005
R-TX	John Cornyn	Original	May 26, 2005
R-NH	John E. Sununu	Original	May 26, 2005
R-NV	John Ensign	Original	May 26, 2005
R-AZ	John McCain	Original	May 26, 2005
R-SD	John Thune	Original	May 26, 2005
R-GA	Johnny Isakson	Original	May 26, 2005
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	May 26, 2005
R-TN	Lamar Alexander	Original	May 26, 2005
R-ID	Larry E. Craig	Original	May 26, 2005
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	May 26, 2005

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Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred May 26, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
May 26, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6053)
May 26, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S14124	Sam Brownback R-KS	Dec 20, 2005
Senate	Debate and remarks S6053	Sam Brownback R-KS	May 26, 2005

Research

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CRS reports 3

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Cite it 3

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

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R40986	Proposals for a Commission to Address the Federal Government’s Long-Term Fiscal Situation Archived	Report	Dec 14, 2009
RS21980	Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): A Brief Overview of Legislative Proposals Archived	Report	Sep 26, 2006
RL32726	Proposals for a Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies (CARFA): Analysis and Issues for Congress Archived	Report	Nov 10, 2005

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2470	Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act	Related bill	May 18, 2005

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies Act

Subjects

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Text 1

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May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate

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