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Introduced
01/03/2013
01/03/2013
In Committee
01/15/2013
01/15/2013
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2015
01/03/2015
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
Business and Government Operations Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the employer and individual health insurance mandates and the Independent Payment Advisory Board. Grants authority to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate federal agencies to eliminate waste and duplication in government programs. Prohibits any federal department or agency from entering into a contract with, awarding a grant to, or guaranteeing a loan for a private entity in excess of $100 million for a fiscal year without congressional approval. Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from awarding any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance for any program, project, or activity for the prevention and control of air pollution to occur outside the United States and its territories and possessions. Requires the Director of OMB to determine the amount obligated by each executive agency to purchase and lease civilian vehicles in FY2010. . Prohibits such agency from obligating more than 80% of such amount for the purchase or lease of civilian vehicles in each of FY2013-FY2017. Reduces the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress by 5%, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100, in lieu of any adjustment which might otherwise take effect in pay periods beginning after the regularly scheduled general election for federal office in November 2014.
AI Summary
This bill, the Business and Government Operations Improvement Act, aims to reduce government spending and reform certain healthcare and operational policies. Key provisions include repealing the employer and individual health insurance mandates, which were part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often called Obamacare), and eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a body intended to advise on Medicare payment policies. The bill also grants the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a federal agency that helps the President manage the executive branch, the authority to consolidate federal agencies to cut waste and duplication. Furthermore, it requires congressional approval for any federal department or agency to enter into contracts, award grants, or guarantee loans exceeding $100 million to private entities in a fiscal year. The bill also prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal agency responsible for environmental protection, from funding air pollution prevention programs outside of the United States and its territories. It mandates a reduction in federal agencies' spending on purchasing and leasing civilian vehicles, limiting them to 80% of their fiscal year 2010 spending for fiscal years 2013 through 2017, with an exception for vehicles deemed essential for national security. Finally, it reduces the basic pay for Members of Congress by 5% starting after the November 2014 federal election, in place of any other scheduled pay adjustments.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 01/15/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr37ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr37ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/37/all-info |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr37ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr37ih.pdf.pdf |
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