Rand Paul (R-KY)
Duplication Scoring Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Duplication Scoring Act of 2025. It requires the Comptroller General to analyze certain reported bills and joint resolutions. The purpose of this analysis is to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives. The Comptroller General must determine if a covered bill creates a risk of a new duplicative or overlapping feature. This information must be submitted to the Congressional Budget Office Director and the reporting committee, and published on the Government Accountability Office website. The Director may then include this information as a supplement to the bill estimate.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +8
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Requiring public posting of duplication analysis on the GAO website increases transparency of legislative intent and government overlap.
- Scored +7
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
Requiring GAO analysis of duplication promotes more disciplined and efficient fiscal management.
- Scored +4
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill aims to prevent the creation of redundant programs, which reduces wasteful government spending.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 requires the Comptroller General to analyze reported bills to identify if they create new federal programs, offices, or initiatives that duplicate or overlap with existing federal features. This helps hold officials accountable by shedding light on wasted efforts before new laws are passed.
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Section 2 also requires the Comptroller General to publish this duplication information on the website of the Government Accountability Office and send it to the relevant congressional committee and the Director. This ensures transparency so everyday people can see when lawmakers might be repeating existing government work.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not explicitly mention any negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — Requiring GAO analysis of duplication promotes more disciplined and efficient fiscal management. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill aims to prevent the creation of redundant programs, which reduces wasteful government spending. Does this reduce what the federal government owes? — Reducing duplicative government programs can lead to overall spending reductions, potentially lowering the national debt.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Requiring public posting of duplication analysis on the GAO website increases transparency of legislative intent and government overlap.
- 9/14/2026
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
- 8/6/2026
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 9/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Maggie HassanDemocrat · New Hampshire