A Sunset Commission for the Federal Government: Recent Developments

McMurtry, Virginia A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Federal advisory bodies;    Sunset legislation;    Executive departments;   

RP-ID  :  RS22181
RP-ID  :  RS22181 2005-08-11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The sunset concept provides for programs and agencies to terminate automatically on a periodic basis unless explicitly renewed by law. In recent years bills to create a federal sunset commission, modeled on the sunset review process in Texas, have been introduced. President Bush called for creation of a federal sunset commission in his FY2006 budget submission. Bills reflecting an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) draft proposal have been introduced (S. 1399, H.R. 3276, H.R. 3277). This report will be updated as events warrant.