GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
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.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here
GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record.
No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties.
Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 523 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed404–0 | Sep 20, 2016 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 8, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 8, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2016Markup Jul 12, 2016Reported Sep 19, 2016 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
- Sep 21, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Sep 20, 2016Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 20, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5663-5664)
- Sep 20, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5690.
- Sep 20, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 20, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5695-5696)
- Sep 20, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 523). (text: CR H5663)
- Sep 20, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 19, 2016Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-758.
- Sep 19, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 590.
- Jul 12, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 12, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 8, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 8, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1371 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Sep 27, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5663Text printed H5663Recorded votes H5695enact | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Sep 20, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 3, 2016H.R. 5690, GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 12, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 110, July 8, 2016, page H4574.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 72 | GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 31, 2017 |
| S 2849 | GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Sep 21, 2016 |
| S 3011 | Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Placed on Calendar Senate
- Sep 20, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 19, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 8, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
