S. 2898: Program Assessment and Results Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1044-10445)

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] · what a sponsor is
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Program Assessment and Results Act

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Program Assessment and Results Act - Amends the Federal law provisions concerning the budget and fiscal, budget, and program information to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to assess, jointly with Federal agencies, each program of such agencies at least once every five fiscal years. Instructs the Director to develop criteria for identifying programs to be assessed each fiscal year. Requires the results of such assessments to be submitted in a report to Congress at the same time the President submits the next Federal budget. Sunsets the above provisions after September 30, 2013. Requires the head of each agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to the Congress a strategic plan for program activities not later than September 30 of each year following a year in which an election for President occurs, beginning September 30, 2005.

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Program Assessment and Results Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] · 0 cosponsors

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2898.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2898 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108