GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 3, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
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 Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 17, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jan 4, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Jan 10, 2017 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Jan 17, 2017 |
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 Jan 3, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 3, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
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 | Identical bill | Jan 31, 2017 |
| S 2849 | GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 21, 2016 |
Titles 2
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 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced 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.
