H.R. 3111: DRIVE Act
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H.R. 3111: DRIVE Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
DRIVE Act
Plain summary
Domestic Reduction In Vehicle Expenditure Act or the DRIVE Act Requires the Office of Management and Budget to determine: (1) the total number of civilian vehicles purchased and leased by each executive agency in FY2010, (2) the total dollar amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and to lease civilian vehicles in FY2010, and (3) the amount that would be 20% less than such total dollar amount. Prohibits each executive agency from obligating more than the reduced dollar amount for FY2010 to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in each of FY2016-FY2020. Exempts the purchase or procurement of any vehicle determined by the President to be essential for reasons of national security. Requires the General Services Administration to ensure that agencies may share excess or unused vehicles for temporary or long-term use through the Federal Fleet Management System.
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Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · 0 cosponsors
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- Obligation
- A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114