Defense Travel Simplification Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 2, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 2, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defense Travel Simplification Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) redesignate the Defense Travel System as the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System; and (2) establish an intra-agency task force to recommend measures to streamline and simplify the commercial travel system used by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the establishment of a successor system to replace the Defense Travel Accounting and Voucher Processing System.
Requires the successor system to include an Internet-based travel system designed to identify modes of travel, hotels or other accommodations, or rental vehicles. Prohibits any successor system from being deployed until 90 days after successful operational testing by the Secretary.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Mar 2, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Accounting
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Data banks
- Department of Defense
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government travel
- Hotels, motels, etc.
- Internet
- Lease and rental services
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation rates
- Travel costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2007Introduced in Senate
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