S 2129 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-02-17· Sponsored by Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-531.(2012-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012 - Defines "efficiency-enhancing plan," for purposes of executive authority to reorganize federal agencies, as a reorganization plan that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determines will or is likely to result in a decrease in the number of agencies or cost savings in performing the functions that are the subject of the plan. Expands executive authority to reorganize federal agencies by allowing: (1) the creation of a new executive department or the abolition or renaming of an existing department, (2) the consolidation of two or more departments, and (3) the creation of a new agency that is not a component or part of an existing executive department. Allows a provision in a reorganization plan to take effect only if such plan is transmitted to Congress within two years of the enactment of this Act and is an efficiency-enhancing plan.…

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1 Democrat