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To allow Federal State Department employees to file a confidential or open report on any fiscal waste that they come across and establishes an award program for exemplary employees who file non-confidential reports on wasteful spending.

USA118th CongressHR-6237| House 
| Updated: 11/6/2023
James R. Baird

James R. Baird

Republican Representative

Indiana

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Department of State to establish a program for employees to self-report fiscal waste they observe on the job. The State Department shall investigate such reports and rectify all instances of determined fiscal waste. Employees must be allowed to make their reports confidential. The State Department must establish a departmental award for any exemplary employee who makes non-confidential submissions to the fiscal waste self-reporting program that result in significant cost savings or the cancellation of wasteful programs.
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Timeline
Nov 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 6, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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To allow Federal State Department employees to file a confidential or open report on any fiscal waste that they come across and establishes an award program for exemplary employees who file non-confidential reports on wasteful spending.

USA118th CongressHR-6237| House 
| Updated: 11/6/2023
This bill requires the Department of State to establish a program for employees to self-report fiscal waste they observe on the job. The State Department shall investigate such reports and rectify all instances of determined fiscal waste. Employees must be allowed to make their reports confidential. The State Department must establish a departmental award for any exemplary employee who makes non-confidential submissions to the fiscal waste self-reporting program that result in significant cost savings or the cancellation of wasteful programs.
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Timeline
Nov 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • November 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • November 6, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
James R. Baird

James R. Baird

Republican Representative

Indiana

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted