GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 21, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
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.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2016 to Sep 13, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 25, 2016 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | May 9, 2016 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | May 9, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | May 9, 2016 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Sep 13, 2016 |
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 Apr 25, 2016Markup May 25, 2016Reported Sep 21, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-356.
- Sep 21, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
- May 25, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Apr 25, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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
- Jun 28, 2016S. 2849, GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 25, 2016
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 17 | GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 3, 2017 |
| S 3011 | Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2016 |
| HR 5690 | GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Sep 22, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
- GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2016Reported to Senate
- Apr 25, 2016Introduced in Senate
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.
