Search Results: keywords:"federal agency evaluation"

  • H. R. 7988 — An Act To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:530

    H.R. 7988, known as the “Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2024” or the “SPUR Act,” aims to modify the Small Business Act by introducing new requirements for the scorecard program. The bill focuses on tracking the number of new small business entrants...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7988 wants to make sure everyone gets a fair chance to win government jobs, especially small businesses owned by veterans, women, and people who might have had a tough time in the past. It checks how well different government groups are doing in giving these businesses a chance, but it won’t use extra money to make this happen.

  • H. R. 824 — To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,787

    H.R. 824, also known as the "Government Office Realignment And Closure Act of 2025" or "GORAC Act of 2025," aims to evaluate Federal agencies and programs every ten years to identify and address outdated, wasteful, or duplicative functions. The Comptroller General will hire a non-Federal...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to check if any parts of the government are doing the same job or wasting money. It suggests ways to fix this by cutting unnecessary parts or merging them, and tries to find new government jobs for workers affected by the changes.

  • H. R. 10286 — To establish the Constitutional Government Review Commission, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:4,678

    The H. R. 10286 bill aims to create the "Constitutional Government Review Commission," which will review government agencies to determine if they should be repealed because their powers are not specifically granted by the U.S. Constitution. The Commission will have nine...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make a special group that checks if certain parts of the government are doing things that aren't allowed by the big rule book of the country (the Constitution). They will see if some of those things can be done by states instead and how any money saved can be shared, but people are a bit worried about how they're going to do all this without spending too much money or being unfair.