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LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 2073

Sponsored by Jon Ossoff (D)

Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023

Would have required agencies to list outdated or duplicative reports in their yearly budget requests.

Tradeoff

Would have required agencies to recommend ending, merging, or reducing how often duplicative reports are sent to Congress. Would have made the Office of Management and Budget review reports that two or more agencies must submit.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 2073, Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59498 · Aug 2023

The Senate passed it by in December 2023, and the House passed it by in May 2024. The Senate then approved its changes 91-3 on July 30, 2024, and the bill expired before the House acted again. Note: the bill text below describes online child-safety rules, which does not match the report-cutting summary, so check the official text.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jun 21, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jun 21, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 26, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-91.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 22, 2023)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 6, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    On the Motion

    Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 2073 with an Amendment

    Cloture Motion Agreed to(Roll #219 · Jul 25, 2024)

    86 yeanay 1

  8. Senate

    On the Motion

    Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 2073 with Amendment N. 3021

    Motion Agreed to(Roll #221 · Jul 30, 2024)

    91 yeanay 3