Government Credit Card Sunshine Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Credit Card Sunshine Act - Requires specified information regarding the use of all federal credit cards to be made publicly available within 15 days after receipt (by the government or the federal employee, as the case may be) of any bill for purchases made with the card.
Requires the information to be posted on the official website of the Inspector General of the federal department or agency concerned.
Allows the Secretary of a department or agency to omit from the website otherwise required information in the interest of national security.
Subjects a federal employee to disciplinary action for fraudulent use of a government credit card that involves a purchase in an amount greater than $500.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 19, 2005 to Jan 31, 2006; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-IN | Michael E. Sodrel | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Oct 19, 2005 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jan 31, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2005Introduced in House
- Oct 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9347 | Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA | Oct 27, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8989 | Ted Poe R-TX | Oct 20, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Government Credit Card Sunshine Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Credit cards
- Disciplining of employees
- Dismissal of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fraud
- Freedom of information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Government travel
- Internet
- Law
- Misconduct in office
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Travel costs
- Web sites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2005Introduced in House
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