S. 3897: Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022
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S. 3897: Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-03-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022
Plain summary
Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022 This bill addresses the problem of legacy information technology (IT) used by the federal government. Specifically, each federal agency must compile an inventory that lists each legacy IT system used, operated, or maintained by the agency; and within two years of this bill's enactment, and every five years thereafter, develop and include a plan to modernize the legacy IT systems as part of the agency's information resource management strategic plan. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must issue guidance on this bill's implementation, including criteria to determine whether IT qualifies as a legacy IT system. Each agency must transfer to schools or nonprofit organizations any educationally useful federal equipment that the agency no longer uses. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on this bill's implementation and how this bill functions alongside other IT modernization offices, policies, and programs.
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Official text
Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2022
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 1 cosponsors
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John Cornyn (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3897.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s3897 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117