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Fighting Budget Waste Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office's annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President's annual budget submission, and for other purposes.
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- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act
This bill requires the President and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) annual report on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government when preparing the President's annual budget.
Specifically, the President and OMB must consider the information and recommendations contained in the most recent GAO report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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