Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2175
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 18, 2019
Latest Action
Jul 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2175
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New Hampshire
Republican
Kentucky
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Acting on the Annual Duplication Report Act of 2019

This bill requires specified federal agencies to address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the annual duplication report.

Specifically

  • the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall review options for expanding the use of administrative surcharges under the foreign military sales program;
  • the Department of Energy shall review options for a long-range target for the optimal size and configuration of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
  • the U.S. Mint may modify the composition of circulating coins in accordance with a study and analysis conducted by the Mint if such modification will reduce costs incurred by taxpayers, be seamless, and have no impact on the public and stakeholders; and
  • the Department of the Treasury shall require that any tax return which is prepared electronically, but is printed and filed on paper, bear a code which can, when scanned, convert such return to electronic format.

Regarding student loan debt, among other things, an institution of higher education may not include placing students in forbearance as a means of reducing the cohort default rate of the institution.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/18/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
07/18/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:33 PM