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Government Management Reform Act of 1994

Public Law 103-356 · S. 2170 · 103rd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 13, 1994 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Sen. John Glenn (D-OH)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Limitation on Pay

Title II: Human Resource Management

Title III: Streamlining Management Control

Title IV: Financial Management

Government Management Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Limitation on Pay - Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and other Federal law to limit annual cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress, the Vice President, senior Government officials, and Federal judges.

Title II: Human Resource Management - Amends Federal civil service law to eliminate unlimited accumulation of annual leave by members of the Senior Executive Service. Sets a limit on excess leave of 90 days per year.

Title III: Streamlining Management Control - Authorizes the Director of OMB to publish annually in the President's Budget any recommendations for the consolidation, elimination, or adjustment in frequency and due dates of statutorily required periodic reports to the Congress or its committees.

Title IV: Financial Management - Federal Financial Management Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to require direct deposit of Federal wage, salary, and retirement payments by electronic funds transfer for recipients who begin receiving such payments on or after January 1, 1995.

(Sec. 403) Authorizes the establishment of a franchise fund in each of six executive agencies for the equipment and computer systems necessary for the maintenance and operation of administrative support services that may be performed more advantageously on a centralized basis. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 404) Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consolidate or adjust the frequency and due dates of statutorily required periodic agency reports to OMB or the President and agency or OMB reports to the Congress under any laws for which OMB has financial management responsibility.

(Sec. 405) Requires the annual financial statements of executive agencies to be audited prior to submission to OMB.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

  1. Oct 13, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-356.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 7, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. Oct 3, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Clinger objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Synar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Sep 28, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  9. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  10. Jun 9, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported original measure by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  11. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
  12. Mar 23, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.