Fighting Budget Waste Act

Sponsored byRep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]NH· Introduced 31 January 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

31 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 2 May 2025

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.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

9 cosponsors

Sponsor

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

Cosponsors

Democrat444%
Republican556%

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

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Economics and Public Finance

Legislative subjects

Budget processOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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