US Congress Senate Bill 2085 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Cost Savings Enhancements Act of 2012 - Expands the awards program for disclosures by federal employees of fraud, waste, or mismanagement that result in cost savings to the employee's agency to include identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority. Directs that any savings resulting from the identification of such funds or budget authority be deposited in the Treasury and used to reduce a budget deficit or the federal debt. Prohibits the payment of awards to: (1) federal officers who serve in a position at level I of the Executive Schedule; (2) the head of an agency; or (3) a commissioner, board member, or other voting member of an independent establishment.

Cost Savings Enhancements Act of 2012

Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB4237 (Related) 2012-03-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2085/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2085/BILLS-112s2085is.pdf