HR 2032 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

GSA Act of 2015

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 27, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Government Spending Accountability Act of 2015 or the GSA Act of 2015

Requires each federal agency to post on its public website detailed information on employee presentations at conferences, including: (1) the prepared text of any verbal presentation; and (2) any visual, digital, video, or audio materials presented, including photographs, slides, and audio-visual recordings.

Limits to $500,000 the amount that any agency may spend to support a single conference. Allows an agency head to waive such limitation for a specific conference after making a determination that a higher expenditure is justified as the most cost-effective option to achieve a compelling purpose.

Prohibits an agency from paying the travel expenses for more than 50 employees stationed in the United States to attend any international conference, unless the Secretary of State determines that attendance of more than 50 employees is in the national interest, or the agency head determines that the attendance of such employees is critical to the agency's mission.

Requires each agency to post on its public website quarterly reports on each conference costing more than $10,000 for which the agency paid travel expenses during the preceding three months.

Limits agency travel expenses for FY2016-FY2020 to 70% of the aggregate amount of such expenses for FY2010. Requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish guidelines for determining what expenses constitute travel expenses for purposes of the ceiling imposed on such expenses. Exempts from such limitation military travel expenses.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2015 to Dec 2, 2015, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalApr 27, 2015
R-IARod BlumOriginalApr 27, 2015
R-OKSteve RussellOriginalApr 27, 2015
R-FLBill PoseyApr 28, 2015
R-VABob GoodlatteApr 28, 2015
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordApr 28, 2015
R-NHFrank C. GuintaApr 28, 2015
R-OHJames B. RenacciApr 28, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Apr 28, 2015
R-TXLamar SmithApr 28, 2015
R-KSLynn JenkinsApr 28, 2015
R-PAMike KellyApr 28, 2015
R-TXPete SessionsApr 28, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerApr 28, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisApr 28, 2015
R-NJScott GarrettApr 28, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksApr 28, 2015
R-WYCynthia M. LummisApr 29, 2015
R-COScott R. TiptonApr 29, 2015
R-WADan NewhouseMay 13, 2015
R-FLJeff MillerMay 13, 2015
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMay 13, 2015
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 3, 2015
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesDec 2, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Apr 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Subjects

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  1. Apr 27, 2015Introduced in House

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