Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act

Bill: 117-hr-7331
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2022-03-31
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 583.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.</p>

action_date: 2022-07-12
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7331 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 31, 2022 Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Timmons , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Comer , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Mace , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Norman , Ms. Porter , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Auchincloss , and Mr. Rutherford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act . 2. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress— (1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House; (2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation; (3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, as applicable.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7331 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act . 2. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress— (1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House; (2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation; (3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 583 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2022 Received December 5, 2022 Read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To require the Comptroller General of the United States to provide certain information with respect to unimplemented priority recommendations as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act . 2. Government Accountability Office unimplemented priority recommendations The Comptroller General of the United States shall, as part of the Comptroller General’s annual reporting to committees of Congress— (1) consolidate Matters for Congressional Consideration from the Government Accountability Office in one report organized by policy topic that includes the amount of time such Matters have been unimplemented and submit such report to congressional leadership and the oversight committees of each House; (2) with respect to the annual letters sent by the Comptroller General to individual agency heads and relevant congressional committees on the status of unimplemented priority recommendations, identify any additional congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement such priority recommendations and address any underlying issues relating to such implementation; (3) make publicly available the information described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and (4) publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations, if applicable.

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

December 5, 2022 Read twice and placed on the calendar