HR 1693 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

White House Accountability Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 26, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Renee L. Ellmers R-NC

Latest action · Mar 26, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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 26, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

White House Accountability Act of 2015

Rescinds the unobligated balance of funds made available for FY2015 for salaries and expenses of the White House.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred Mar 26, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States:'' To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carry into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 51, March 26, 2015, page H2113.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To rescind unobligated amounts for White House salaries and expenses.
Short Titles as Introduced: White House Accountability Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House

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