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H.R. 1326: Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

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H.R. 1326: Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2017-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · 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 Armed Services, 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.
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Official title

Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

Plain summary

Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) submit to specified congressional committees the Defense Business Board study entitled "Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change" and any supporting information used by the board to conduct such study, and (2) make such study publicly available. The bill sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of legislation to implement at least 80% of the DOD cost savings identified in such study.

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Official text

Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · 10 cosponsors

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Peter Welch (D-VT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1326 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115