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H.R. 2188: LESS Government Act

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H.R. 2188: LESS Government Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

LESS Government Act

Plain summary

LESS Government Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to describe the implementation of continuous process improvement in the agency's periodic update on agency performance. Defines "continuous process improvement" as a management methodology (commonly referred to as lean six sigma) that combines tools to improve process speed, reduce waste, and incorporate requirements with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) make available on the OMB website a description of the results of the government-wide implementation of such process, and (2) appoint an expert on such process as a member of the Performance Improvement Council to advise on its implementation across agencies. Requires: (1) each agency's Chief Operating Officer to implement such process, and (2) each agency's Performance Improvement Officer to advise and assist the agency head and Chief Operating Officer in implementing such process. Requires the Director to designate a center of excellence for process training, from within the Department of Defense (DOD).

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

LESS Government Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] · 4 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2188 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112