# 114-hr-4361: Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016

114-hr-4361, Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4361
- Congress: 114
- Title: Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-01-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016 This bill grants the head of each federal agency the sole and exclusive authority, with respect to any information technology or information system under the control of such agency, to take any action the agency determines to be necessary to reduce or eliminate a present or future security weakness and risk, including to protect the information contained in the information technology or information system.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
- 114-hr-5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5457: To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and…
- 114-hr-5210: PADME Act
- 114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4361 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4361)

## Related
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
- [114-hr-5668: Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5668)
- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5457: To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memoria…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5457)
- [114-hr-5210: PADME Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5210)
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4361 (as of 2025-11-18).