S. 3708 · 116th Congress
Agency Accountability Act
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This bill establishes a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to evaluate the need for each agency or advisory committee.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 13, 2020
Agency Accountability Act
This bill establishes a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to evaluate the need for each agency or advisory committee.
The commission shall
- review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency or advisory committee at least once every six years;
- recommend whether each agency or advisory committee should be continued, abolished, or reorganized; and
- propose legislative language based on its recommendations for abolishing or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee.
When the commission is considering whether to recommend continuing, abolishing, or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee, the agency shall submit timely responses to a questionnaire provided by the commission, which shall include
- an explanation of why the functions of the agency or advisory committee continue to be necessary,
- what efficiencies taxpayers realize by the continued operation of the agency or advisory committee, and
- why the responsibilities of the agency or advisory committee cannot be better performed by the private sector or another agency or committee.
Legislation proposed by the commission shall be granted expedited consideration.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Agency Accountability Act
Latest action (May 13, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 13, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.