Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne was joined by her colleagues, Representatives Brandon Gill (TX-26), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Randy Weber (TX-14), and Delegate James Moylan (Guam), for the reintroduction of her Government Offices Realignment and Closure Act (GORAC Act) to cut wasteful spending and shrink the bureaucracy.

“Americans want major reforms to cut government spending and get rid of unneeded, duplicative, or inefficient programs in the federal government. With over 200 executive agencies, offices, bureaus, and programs in the federal executive branch, it’s time for Congress to reevaluate and start making major cuts,” said Rep. Van Duyne. “My bill will identify inefficient, wasteful, and outdated functions within federal agencies while setting up fast-tracking procedures for consideration of recommendations from a third-party auditor. All savings will then be used exclusively to pay down our national debt, helping us deliver on our promise to slash the size, scope, and cost of the federal government.” 

This bill is supported by Americans for Tax Reform.

Click HERE to read the full bill text. 

Background:

• This bill will require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to contract with a non-federal auditor for a thorough report to identify redundant, inefficient, wasteful, or outdated functions within federal executive agencies.

• The auditor’s findings will be reported to Congress and, as outlined in the bill, recommendations will be considered under fast-tracking procedures for consideration on the floor.

• The audit must be completed every 10 years. 

• While the GAO does release annual reports, they have admitted in previous reports that their audits have “not identified a basis for proposing specific funding rescissions.” 

• The GORAC Act will remove the possibility of bias from the GAO in order to aggressively tackle our national debt and excessive federal spending.

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