Congressional Power of the Purse Act

Bill: 116-hr-6628
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2020-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Budget process
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Defense spending
Department of Justice
District of Columbia
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

Summary:
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: 

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.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Referred 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.
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-04-28
text: Introduced in House