HR 850 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Agency Accountability Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 29, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Gary J. Palmer R-AL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Agency Accountability Act of 2019

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 bill also prohibits the funds from being used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill.

The bill includes exceptions for funds to be paid to a whistle-blower, loan guarantee programs, and insurance programs.

The requirements do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Department of Commerce and the USPTO must report annually to Congress on funds collected by the USPTO from a settlement.

The bill also requires offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue for the purpose of carrying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other laws. (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.)

Cosponsors 84

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2019 to May 10, 2019; 62 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXChip RoyOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MOJason SmithOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-COKen BuckOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCMark WalkerOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 29, 2019
I-MIPaul MitchellOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OKTom ColeOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-SCTom RiceOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJan 29, 2019
R-KYAndy BarrJan 30, 2019
R-PADaniel MeuserJan 30, 2019
R-FLDaniel WebsterJan 30, 2019
R-WIMike GallagherJan 30, 2019
R-TXRon WrightJan 30, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaFeb 5, 2019
R-OKKevin HernFeb 5, 2019
R-AZAndy BiggsFeb 6, 2019
R-SDDusty JohnsonFeb 6, 2019
R-MIJack BergmanFeb 6, 2019
R-LAMike JohnsonFeb 6, 2019
R-NCRichard HudsonFeb 7, 2019
R-FLRoss SpanoFeb 7, 2019
R-TXVan TaylorFeb 8, 2019
R-PAScott PerryFeb 11, 2019
R-INLarry BucshonFeb 13, 2019
R-TNTim BurchettFeb 14, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdFeb 25, 2019
R-OHJim JordanFeb 25, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickMar 5, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMar 21, 2019
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVMay 10, 2019

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 29, 2019
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 29, 2019
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
Referred Mar 25, 2019
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Jan 29, 2019
HouseRules Committee
Referred Jan 29, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  2. Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jan 29, 2019Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.

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 published from time to time.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 18, January 29, 2019, page H1284.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1456Agency Accountability Act of 2019Related billMay 14, 2019

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 Title(s) as Introduced
Agency Accountability Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House

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