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S. 2875 · 114th Congress

Reports Reduction Act of 2016

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

2 cosponsors · 2 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill eliminates or modifies reporting requirements for programs of:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 28, 2016

Reports Reduction Act of 2016

This bill eliminates or modifies reporting requirements for programs of:

  • the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, State, the Treasury, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs;
  • the U.S. Coast Guard;
  • the Environmental Protection Agency;
  • the Executive Office of the President;
  • the Federal Communications Commission;
  • the Federal Trade Commission;
  • the General Services Administration;
  • the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
  • the National Science Foundation;
  • the Office of Personnel Management;
  • the Director of National Intelligence; and
  • the Small Business Administration.

The Andean Trade Preference Act is amended to eliminate the U.S. International Trade Commission's reports regarding the economic impact of the President's authority to proclaim duty-free treatment to beneficiary countries and the effectiveness of drug-related crop eradication.

The bill eliminates a provision that required the President to report on compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act for projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Reports Reduction Act of 2016

Latest action (Apr 28, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 28, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.