Congressional Power of the Purse Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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 28, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
This bill modifies the budget and appropriations process to establish various requirements for federal agencies, add several new disclosure and reporting requirements, and expand congressional oversight authorities.
Among other changes, the bill requires
- the Office of Management and Budget to release funding to agencies at least 90 days before the funding expires;
- certain presidential emergency declarations to expire within 30 days unless Congress approves the declaration;
- federal agencies to make various reports, documents, and legal opinions available to Congress and the public; and
- federal agencies to respond to certain Government Accountability Office requests within 20 days unless the request includes a different deadline.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2020 to Dec 2, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 28, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 28, 2020 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 2, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Apr 28, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3889 | Congressional Power of the Purse Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Administrative remedies
- Appropriations
- Budget process
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Defense spending
- Department of Justice
- District of Columbia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Military operations and strategy
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- State and local government operations
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2020Introduced in House
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