Report the Costs Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 14, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Report the Costs Act - Requires the annual reports of federal agency chief financial officers to include the cost of multilingual services provided or performed by federal agencies, including the cost of hiring interpreters and producing materials in a language other than English.
Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) include in its financial status management reports a Multilingual Services Expense Report, and (2) issue guidance for agency chief financial officers in compiling reports on the cost of multilingual services.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Nov 14, 2014Introduced in House
- Nov 14, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Nov 14, 2014Introduced in House
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