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Fighting Budget Waste Act

Bill Number
H.R. 829
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Economics and Public Finance
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-01-31: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Last Updated
2025-10-07T08:05:41Z

Official Summary

Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act

This bill requires the President and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) annual report on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government when preparing the President's annual budget.

Specifically, the President and OMB must consider the information and recommendations contained in the most recent GAO report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits.

Sponsor

Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

Cosponsors (9)

Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]

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