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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 504 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require an executive agency to 

submit information to any committee of the House of Representatives 

upon the request of 7 of the members of the committee, and to submit 

information to any committee of the Senate upon the request of 5 

of the members of the committee, if the information relates to any 

matter under the jurisdiction of the committee, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 25, 2023 

Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require an executive 

agency to submit information to any committee of the 

House of Representatives upon the request of 7 of the 

members of the committee, and to submit information 

to any committee of the Senate upon the request of 

5 of the members of the committee, if the information 

relates to any matter under the jurisdiction of the committee, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Response from Execu3 tive Agencies to Congress on Time Act’’ or the ‘‘REACT 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REQUIRING SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO 

6 COMMITTEES UPON REQUEST OF MINIMUM 

7 NUMBER OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 

8 (a) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—Section 2954 of 

9 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘agen10 cy, on request’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall submit’’ 

11 and inserting the following: ‘‘agency, on request of any 

12 authorizing committee or permanent select committee of 

13 the House of Representatives or of any 7 members thereof, 

14 or on request of any authorizing or permanent select com15 mittee of the Senate or of any 5 members thereof, shall 

16 submit’’. 

17 (b) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION; ENFORCEMENT.— 

18 Section 2954 of such title is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘An Executive’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—An Execu21 tive’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(b) DEADLINE.—An Executive agency shall submit 

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1 quests the information, or not later than such alternative 

2 deadline as the committee may specify in its request. 

3 ‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—A committee, or any 7 mem4 bers thereof (in the case of a committee of the House of 

5 Representatives) or any 5 members thereof (in the case 

6 of a committee of the Senate), which is aggrieved by a 

7 violation of this section by an Executive agency may file 

8 an action in the appropriate district court of the United 

9 States for such injunctive and declaratory relief as may 

10 be appropriate.’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply with respect to requests made on 

13 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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