A bipartisan commission long sought by good-government groups to break congressional stalemates to eliminate wasteful programs is now in the form of legislation in both the House and Senate.

On July 11, Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and 11 co-sponsors of both parties introduced the Government Transformation Act (H.R. 2675) to empanel a commission of seven non-federal employees to hold hearings, coordinate with agencies, issue regular reports to Congress and propose management reforms that would be translated into legislative language and given up-or-down votes in Congress. Continue reading “Bills Introduced to Create Government Transformation Commission”