The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 5301 Signed into law

Sponsored by Robert Garcia (D)

Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024

Requires federal agencies to list outdated or duplicate reports to Congress in their yearly budget requests.

Tradeoff

Asks agencies to review and flag reports Congress no longer needs, with a justification for each. Agencies must also explain the staff time each report costs.

What's in it

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H.R. 5301, Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024www.cbo.gov/publication/60416 · Jun 2024

Passed the House by on November 12, 2024. The Senate passed it by on December 11, 2024. It was signed into law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Aug 29, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Aug 29, 2023)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Feb 6, 2024)

  4. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 40 - 0(Mar 7, 2024)

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Nov 13, 2024)

  7. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 11, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

    Discharged(Dec 11, 2024)

  9. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 17, 2024)

  10. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  11. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 23, 2024)