S. 2129: Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
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S. 2129: Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-17 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-531.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-531. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
Plain summary
Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 - Defines "efficiency-enhancing plan," for purposes of executive authority to reorganize federal agencies, as a reorganization plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines will or is likely to result in a decrease in the number of agencies or cost savings in performing the functions that are the subject of the plan. Expands executive authority to reorganize federal agencies by allowing: (1) the creation of a new executive department or the abolition or renaming of an existing department, (2) the consolidation of two or more departments, and (3) the creation of a new agency that is not a component or part of an existing executive department. Allows a provision in a reorganization plan to take effect only if such plan is transmitted to Congress within two years of the enactment of this Act and is an efficiency-enhancing plan.
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Official text
Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 1 cosponsors
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Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2129.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2129 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112