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House Passes Government Efficiency and Performance Legislation PDF Print

For immediate release: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Contact: Oversight Press Office, (202) 225-5051
Cuellar Press Office, (202) 225-1640

House Passes Government Efficiency and Performance Legislation

Cuellar bill eliminates waste, promotes high-performing, results-oriented government

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives today unanimously passed the “Government Efficiency, Effectiveness and Performance Improvement Act of 2009,” legislation that compels federal agencies to assess the effectiveness of federal programs and to identify areas where productivity and efficiency can be improved. The bill, which amends the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), requires each federal agency to establish measurable guidelines for making improvements to inefficient programs and to determine priorities and goals for improvement.

H.R. 2142, sponsored by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS), requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make part of the president’s budget submission available on OMB’s website.  The bill also requires OMB to identify a list of the programs under scrutiny each fiscal year, publicize the final list by May 1 and highlight the criteria and methodology that will be used to assess the efficiency of each program under review.

“This bill is a significant step forward in preventing waste, fraud and abuse in federal agencies and in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs,” said Chairman Edolphus “Ed” Towns (D-NY).  “I applaud Congressman Cuellar for his hard work on this important legislation and his commitment to holding the federal government accountable to the American people.”

“This clear-cut plan will rein in spending and reduce government waste by shining a light on how federal agencies perform. Better information yields better results, and this bipartisan legislation represents the biggest leap forward in reducing the nation’s deficit by measuring results,” said Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) who sponsored the legislation. “Americans know it’s time to stop unnecessary, wasteful spending, and this commonsense concept will save taxpayer dollars and ensure our government is more effective and accountable. I commend my bipartisan colleagues for supporting this bill.”

H.R. 2142 was first reported out of the Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee on May 12, 2010 and was subsequently passed by the full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 20, 2010.

The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

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