Czar Accountability Act of 2010
Latest action · Aug 5, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Czar Accountability Act of 2010 - Directs the President, by January 1, 2011, and every six months thereafter, to submit a report to specified congressional committees that: (1) identifies each employee of the Executive Office of the President who is not appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and who reports directly to the President and each employee of the Department of State who is not appointed by and with such advice and consent and who is an envoy or special representative; (2) describes the duties of each such employee; and (3) includes a certification that each such employee of Executive Office of the President is not exercising significant authority under U.S. law, that each such employee of the State Department is not an ambassador, other public minister, or consul, and that each such employee is not exercising any power that has been expressly delegated to the President by the Constitution.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 5, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Aug 5, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the President to submit reports and certifications to Congress on the duties of certain employees who are appointed without the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Czar Accountability Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Introduced in Senate
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