Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 7, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6115)
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the head of each executive agency, except the Department of Defense (DOD), to: (1) establish safeguards and internal controls for purchase cards, convenience checks, and travel cards; and (2) prescribe regulations implementing such safeguards and controls that provide for adverse personnel actions or other punishment against employees for card violations, negligence, misuse, abuse, or fraud.
Requires each agency Inspector General to: (1) periodically conduct risk assessments of agency purchase and travel card programs and associated internal controls, analyze weaknesses and the frequency of improper activity, and develop a plan to determine the scope, frequency, and number of periodic audits of cardholders; (2) perform periodic audits of card holders and report results to the agency head; and (3) report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OBM) and the Comptroller General on the implementation of recommendations to address audit findings.
Requires DOD regulations that govern the use and control of purchase cards and convenience checks that are issued to DOD personnel to include safeguards and internal controls to ensure that: (1) the Inspector Generals of DOD, the Army, the Navy, and the Airforce periodically conduct risk assessments of the DOD purchase card program and associated internal controls, analyze weaknesses and the frequency of improper activity, and develop a plan to determine the scope, frequency, and number of periodic audits of cardholders; (2) DOD utilizes technologies to prevent or identify fraudulent purchases, including controlling merchant codes and utilizing statistical machine learning and pattern recognition technologies that review the risk of every transaction; and (3) DOD invalidates the purchase card of terminated or transferred employees.
Amends the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998 to require each agency head to establish safeguards and internal controls over travel charge cards. Requires the Administrator of General Services to prescribe regulations governing the implementation of such safeguards and internal controls.
Requires the heads of agencies that have employees who use centrally billed accounts to establish safeguards and internal controls to ensure that agencies: (1) compare items submitted on an employee's travel voucher with items paid using such an account; (2) dispute unauthorized charges and track disputed transactions to ensure appropriate resolution; and (3) submit requests for refunds for fully or partially unused tickets to the holder of the applicable contract for a centrally billed account.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2007 to Sep 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 7, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6115)
- Mar 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2007Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 789 | Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Auditing
- Checks
- Commerce
- Consumer credit
- Consumer discounts
- Credit cards
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Department of Defense
- Disciplining of employees
- Dismissal of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fraud
- General Services Administration
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government travel
- Inspectors general
- Interest
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Misconduct in office
- Negligence
- Rebates
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transfer of employees
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Waste in government spending
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
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