Rep. Cuellar's 2010 Gov't Reform Bill Continues to Streamline Federal Gov't

Press Release

Congressman Henry Cuellar's landmark government reform legislation, passed in 2010 as the Government Performance Results Modernization Act, continues to streamline the federal government, integrating resources and eliminating redundancy. The 2010 law required agencies to identify ambitious goals and perform frequent performance evaluations and the results of these reports have inspired other pieces of similar legislation. Agencies have submitted those reports on a quarterly basis since the law's passage in 2010.

"I authored the Government Performance Results Modernization Act (GPRA Mod) because I recognized that, in today's economy, we cannot afford to run an inefficient government or make job creators waste time navigating complicated and confusing duplicative records," said Congressman Cuellar. "Results oriented government is the philosophy behind effective, efficient legislative oversight, thanks to GPRA Modernization. This kind of culture change was only possible through the passage of legislation and today's bill continues the same effort. I thank my colleague Rep. Lankford for sponsoring HR 1423 and look forward to continuing to work for a lean, effective, and efficient federal government."

On Tuesday, February 25th, the House of Representatives passed HR 1423, the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act, which builds on the success of Rep. Cuellar's 2010 law, which mandated that the Government Accountability Office submit annual reports on duplication and overlap within the federal government. In its first report, issued in 2011, GAO identified 81 areas of duplication and potential cost savings. In its 2012 report, GAO found 51 new areas. In 2013, GAO identified 31 additional areas where agencies could achieve greater efficiencies or effectiveness. HR 1423 expands on the same concept by requiring that each individual agency provide information annually on any duplicative programs or activity.

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