S 1297 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Government Transformation Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 16, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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. IntroducedJul 16, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Government Transformation Act of 2013 - Establishes the Government Transformation Commission as an independent commission. Directs the Commission to:

  • make specific and actionable recommendations to congressional committees for legislative changes, including opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce government costs, proposals to reduce government expenditures and indebtedness and improve personnel management, and proposals to make the federal government more economical, efficient, and effective;
  • make recommendations to the President for the elimination, consolidation, or improvement of federal programs and for reinvestment and opportunities for innovation in federal agencies;
  • provide advice and recommendations to federal agencies to make programs more economical, efficient, and effective, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to improve and report on agency performance plans, and to Congress, OMB, and federal agencies on the design and implementation of significant new federal programs;
  • provide a mechanism whereby federal employees, citizens, and other interested parties can offer ideas and recommendations for reviewing and improving federal programs;
  • conduct research into best organization practices and government reform efforts and provide a repository for such information;
  • develop and maintain criteria and a schedule for assessing federal agencies and programs;
  • assess program evaluations;
  • maintain the privacy and security of any data used by the Commission; and
  • support requests made under the Freedom of Information Act.

Requires the Commission to make interim and annual reports on its activities to the President and Congress.

Provides for expedited congressional consideration of legislation to implement recommendations of the Commission.

Terminates the Commission seven years after the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIJan 29, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 16, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2675Government Transformation ActRelated billJul 11, 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2013Introduced in Senate

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