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US HB8096
Bill
Status
3/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tim Burchett
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AI Summary
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Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to analyze all bills and joint resolutions reported by congressional committees to identify whether they would create new federal programs, offices, or initiatives that duplicate or overlap with existing ones already flagged in GAO's annual duplication reports.
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GAO must identify the name of the duplicative program, the specific bill section creating it, and reference the prior GAO report where the existing overlap was documented.
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GAO findings must be submitted to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director and the reporting committee, and published on GAO's website.
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CBO may include GAO's duplication assessment as a supplement to its standard cost estimates for legislation.
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Takes effect 60 days after OMB updates its federal program inventory website, or when a new Congress begins more than 1 year after enactment, whichever is earlier.
Legislative Description
Duplication Scoring Act of 2026
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
3/26/2026