Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8408 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8408 To require the reduction of the reliance and expenditures of the Federal Government on legacy information technology systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Timmons, and Mr. Burlison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the reduction of the reliance and expenditures of the Federal Government on legacy information technology systems, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Legacy IT Reduction Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of General Services. (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an agency described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code. (3) Chief information officer.--The term ``Chief Information Officer'' means a Chief Information Officer designated under section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United States Code. (4) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General'' means the Comptroller General of the United States. (5) Congressional oversight committee.--The term ``congressional oversight committee'' means, with respect to a particular agency, a committee or subcommittee of the Senate or the House of Representatives that provides oversight of the agency. (6) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (7) Information technology.--The term ``information technology'' has the meaning given the term