To prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4883
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-03-23
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional oversight

Department of State

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills.</p> <p>The bill also rescinds any unobligated balances of funds for such purposes.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4883 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , 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 A BILL To prohibit the Department of State from obligating or expending any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on the Department of State from using funds for certain contractors (a) Prohibition The Department of State may not obligate or expend any funds to hire a contractor to deliver interactive, professional training seminars for senior-level officials on effective congressional testimony and briefing skills. (b) Unobligated balances Unobligated balances of funds described in subsection (a) are hereby rescinded.