Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5301) to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in annual budget justifications, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5301 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminate Useless Reports Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. SUNSETS FOR AGENCY REPORTS. (a) In General.--Section 1125 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Budget justification materials.--The term `budget justification materials' has the meaning given the term in section 3(b)(2) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 109-282). ``(2) Plan or report.--The term `plan or report' means any plan or report submitted to Congress, any committee of Congress, or subcommittee thereof, by not less than 1 agency-- ``(A) in accordance with Federal law; or ``(B) at the direction or request of a congressional report. ``(3) Recurring plan or report.--The term `recurring plan or report' means a plan or report submitted on a recurring basis.…”