Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
The bill amends 31 U.S.C. §1105 to require the President and OMB Director to consider the Government Accountability Office’s most recent annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication when preparing the President’s annual budget. It also requires the OMB Director to submit a report to Congress, concurrent with the budget, describing the Office’s findings regarding GAO’s recommendations.
Liberals fear recommendations could justify program cuts
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that is clear about its objective and where to insert the requirement in existing law, and it assigns responsibility and timing.
The bill amends 31 U.S.C. §1105 to require the President and OMB Director to consider the Government Accountability Office’s most recent annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication when preparing the President’s annual budget.
It also requires the OMB Director to submit a report to Congress, concurrent with the budget, describing the Office’s findings regarding GAO’s recommendations.
Simple, low-cost accountability tweak with bipartisan appeal; main hurdles are legislative calendar and executive cooperation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that is clear about its objective and where to insert the requirement in existing law, and it assigns responsibility and timing. It lacks specificity about what constitutes compliance, does not address costs or resourcing, and provides only a minimal accountability mechanism in the form of a report to Congress.
Liberals fear recommendations could justify program cuts
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Liberals fear recommendations could justify program cuts
Generally supportive of reducing waste and improving government effectiveness, but cautious about how recommendations are used.
Sees the bill as a modest governance improvement that increases transparency without mandating cuts.
Worried it could be used to justify austerity or weaken programs that advance equity, unless safeguards exist.
Likely views the bill as a pragmatic, low-cost governance reform that promotes efficiency and congressional information.
Appreciates the modest, procedural nature: it requires consideration and reporting, not mandatory action.
May want clarity about timelines and the report’s required contents.
Generally favorable: aligns with priorities to cut waste and improve fiscal stewardship.
Welcomes greater use of GAO’s duplication report as a tool for trimming federal overlap.
May press for stronger, binding mechanisms to implement recommendations rather than mere consideration.
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Simple, low-cost accountability tweak with bipartisan appeal; main hurdles are legislative calendar and executive cooperation.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals fear recommendations could justify program cuts
Simple, low-cost accountability tweak with bipartisan appeal; main hurdles are legislative calendar and executive cooperation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative amendment that is clear about its objective and where to insert the requirement in existing law, and it assigns responsibility an…
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