HR 850 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Agency Accountability Act of 2017

Introduced Feb 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Gary J. Palmer R-AL

Latest action · Mar 9, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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.

IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Agency Accountability Act of 2017

This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury.

The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction.

The bill includes an exception for funds to be paid to an individual entitled to receive the funds as a whistle-blower, including funds received as a percentage of amounts received by the government pursuant to a judgment or settlement agreement.

The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.)

The requirements of the bill do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO must submit annually to Congress a report describing any fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement collected by the USPTO during the previous year.

Cosponsors 158

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2017 to Sep 13, 2018; 51 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Blake Farenthold	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-VA	Dave Brat	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	David Rouzer	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-IA	David Young	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OH	James B. Renacci	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	John Ratcliffe	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-CO	Ken Buck	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-SC	Mark Sanford	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	Mark Walker	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-AL	Mo Brooks	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-LA	Ralph Lee Abraham	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-GA	Rick W. Allen	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-IA	Rod Blum	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OK	Steve Russell	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	Ted Budd	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-IN	Todd Rokita	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MN	Tom Emmer	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Feb 3, 2017
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV		Feb 6, 2017
R-IN	Jim Banks		Feb 6, 2017
R-AZ	Andy Biggs		Feb 7, 2017
R-MN	Jason Lewis		Feb 7, 2017
R-NY	John J. Faso		Feb 13, 2017
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Feb 13, 2017
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Feb 14, 2017
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Feb 16, 2017
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Mar 8, 2017
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		Mar 16, 2017
R-TX	Pete Olson		May 18, 2017
R-LA	Mike Johnson		May 22, 2017
R-MI	Mike Bishop		May 25, 2017
R-NY	Claudia Tenney		Jun 6, 2017
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker		Jun 8, 2017
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jul 18, 2017
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jul 18, 2017
R-TX	Bill Flores		Jul 19, 2017
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Jul 19, 2017
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jul 20, 2017
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Jul 24, 2017
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Jul 24, 2017
R-NC	Robert Pittenger		Jul 24, 2017
R-MO	Ann Wagner		Jul 25, 2017
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jul 25, 2017
R-MO	Sam Graves		Jul 25, 2017
R-FL	Francis Rooney		Jul 28, 2017
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Jul 28, 2017
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jul 28, 2017
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin		Aug 1, 2017
R-GA	Tom Graves		Aug 1, 2017
R-MO	Billy Long		Sep 6, 2017
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Sep 25, 2017
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Oct 4, 2017
R-IN	Jackie Walorski		Oct 5, 2017
R-KY	James Comer		Nov 9, 2017
R-NC	George Holding		Dec 19, 2017
R-SC	Ralph Norman		Dec 19, 2017
R-TX	Roger Williams		Dec 19, 2017
R-KY	Andy Barr		Dec 20, 2017
R-TN	Diane Black		Dec 20, 2017
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus		Dec 20, 2017
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Dec 20, 2017
R-KS	Ron Estes		Dec 20, 2017
R-IN	Trey Hollingsworth		Dec 20, 2017
R-IL	Darin LaHood		Jan 3, 2018
R-LA	Garret Graves		Jan 3, 2018
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jan 3, 2018
R-IA	Steve King		Jan 3, 2018
R-VA	Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.		Jan 3, 2018
R-NE	Don Bacon		Jan 5, 2018
R-GA	Doug Collins		Jan 5, 2018
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jan 5, 2018
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Jan 8, 2018
R-KS	Roger Marshall		Jan 8, 2018
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jan 9, 2018
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Jan 9, 2018
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Jan 9, 2018
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jan 9, 2018
R-GA	Karen C. Handel		Jan 9, 2018
R-CA	Mimi Walters		Jan 9, 2018
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jan 9, 2018
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Jan 10, 2018
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Jan 10, 2018
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Jan 10, 2018
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jan 11, 2018
R-MI	Jack Bergman		Jan 11, 2018
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Jan 11, 2018
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jan 11, 2018
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		Jan 11, 2018
R-GA	Rob Woodall		Jan 11, 2018
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Jan 16, 2018
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Jan 16, 2018
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jan 16, 2018
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jan 16, 2018
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Jan 16, 2018
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jan 16, 2018
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Jan 16, 2018
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Jan 16, 2018
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jan 17, 2018
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Jan 18, 2018
R-MI	David A. Trott		Jan 18, 2018
R-TN	David Kustoff		Jan 18, 2018
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Jan 18, 2018
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Jan 18, 2018
R-WI	Mike Gallagher		Jan 18, 2018
I-MI	Paul Mitchell		Jan 18, 2018
R-OK	Tom Cole		Jan 18, 2018
R-UT	Mia B. Love		Jan 19, 2018
R-SC	Tom Rice		Jan 19, 2018
R-WA	Dan Newhouse		Jan 25, 2018
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jan 25, 2018
R-UT	John R. Curtis		Jan 25, 2018
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Feb 2, 2018
I-MI	Justin Amash		Feb 5, 2018
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Feb 7, 2018
R-TX	Joe Barton		Feb 7, 2018
R-FL	Matt Gaetz		Feb 13, 2018
R-LA	Clay Higgins		Feb 15, 2018
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Feb 15, 2018
R-FL	Ron DeSantis		Feb 15, 2018
R-CA	Stephen Knight		Feb 15, 2018
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Feb 15, 2018
R-WV	Evan H. Jenkins		Apr 10, 2018
R-TX	Pete Sessions		May 8, 2018
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		Jul 17, 2018
R-TX	Michael Cloud		Sep 13, 2018

Committees 4

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 Feb 3, 2017
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Feb 3, 2017
	Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee	Referred Mar 9, 2017
House	Budget Committee	Referred Feb 3, 2017
House	Rules Committee	Referred Feb 3, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 9, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2017Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
House	Debate and remarks H4908	Gary J. Palmer R-AL, Louie Gohmert R-TX	Jun 13, 2017

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 I, Section 9, Clause 7 provides, ``No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be pucblished from time to time.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 19, February 3, 2017, page H977.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45463	Economics of Federal User Fees Archived	Report	Jan 22, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 299	Agency Accountability Act of 2017	Identical bill	Feb 3, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Agency Accountability Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House

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