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H.R. 530: Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013

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H.R. 530: Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013

Plain summary

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013 - Establishes the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board, the membership of which shall include individuals with national recognition for expertise in agencies, waste reduction, finance and economics, and actuarial sciences. Requires the Board to submit to Congress and the President a report that advises specific implementation of the recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report "Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue" and the February 2012 GAO report "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue." Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations.

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Official text

Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr530 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113