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Requires the Government Accountability Office to check whether newly reported bills create federal programs, offices, or initiatives that overlap with ones already flagged as duplicative, and to share those findings with Congress.

Official title: Duplication Scoring Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 08-SEP-2025
Referred 08-SEP-2025
Approved by committee 06-AUG-2026
Reported 14-SEP-2026
On the calendar 14-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Directs GAO to assess whether each reported bill creates a risk of new programs, offices, or initiatives that duplicate features named in its annual duplication and overlap reports
  • Requires GAO to name each overlapping program, the bill section that creates it, and the earlier report that identified the existing overlap
  • Lets GAO publish its findings on its website and lets the Congressional Budget Office include them with cost estimates
  • Takes effect on the earlier of two dates: 60 days after OMB's next website update under federal law, or the start of a new Congress one year after enactment
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Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Rand Paul (R-KY) Cosponsors · 1
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