# 117-hr-8464: To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.

117-hr-8464, To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8464
- Congress: 117
- Title: To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2022-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires specified agencies in the executive branch of the federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions. Specifically, such agencies (which include the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency) must identity functions that duplicate the functions of other specified agencies; calculate the annual cost of such duplicative functions; and analyze solutions for eliminating such duplicative functions, including identifying which agency is best suited to have sole responsibility for such functions. Such agencies must jointly submit a consolidated report to Congress on the results.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8464 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8464)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-8260: Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8464 (as of 2025-11-18).